Sean Essex
Service Record
Los Angeles County California Sheriff's Department
| Rank | Deputy |
| Salary | $175,282 (2020)[1] |
| Last Known Status | Administrative Leave[2] |
Incident Reports
2006 Child Sexual Assault
In 2006, Essex was accused of sexual assault by a young girl.[3]
Response Timeline
Essex was not charged in the case at the time.[3]
2013-2022 Child Sexual Assaults
Essex was living with his romantic partner, a woman who had three daughters.[3]
In 2022, Essex was accused of sexual assault by the three daughters, who ranged in age from from 7 to 13, over a period of six years.[3]
Even after the couple had broken up, Essex would pick up the girls individually in his patrol car and abuse them.[3]
Response Timeline
In 2018, Essex was investigated by the Internal Affairs Division. After the investigation, Essex's bonus pay was removed.[3] Sources do not explicitly state that the investigation was related to child abuse.
On April 8, 2022, Essex was arrested.[3]
On August 9, 2022, Essex was charged with 18 counts of oral copulation of a child, 12 counts of lewd acts upon a child under the age of 14, two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14, and one count of possession of material depicting a child sex act. The charges include the assaults against the three sisters and the girl from 2006. Essex faces multiple life sentences if convicted.[2]
Essex was placed on administrative leave without pay.[2]
On June 7, 2024, Essex pleaded no contest to three counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 and one count of lewd and lascivious acts on a child under 14. Essex was sentenced to 40 years in prison.[4][5]
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References
- ↑ Sean Essex, Deputy Sheriff, Los Angeles County , govSalaries
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Scott Schwebke, LA County commission blasts Sheriff’s Department over misinformation about deputy charged with sex crimes, Los Angeles Daily News, 2022-09-01
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Prosecutors declined to charge the deputy for sex crimes. Years later, he is accused of abusing three sisters, newstimes.org, 2022-08
- ↑ Richard Winton, Former deputy who preyed on young girls sentenced to 40 years as serial sexual predator, Los Angeles Times, 2024-06-07
- ↑ A County Sheriff’s Deputy Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Sexually Abusing Four Girls, District Attorney's Office, 2024-06-07
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