On April 3, 2008, Tulare County Superior Court Judge Joseph Kalashian imposed a prison sentence of 30 years to life on 43 year old Glenn Everett Jared of Visalia. A jury convicted the defendant on a total of three felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor under the age of 14. The jury also found true that each of the felony counts involved substantial sexual conduct. The conviction stemmed from assaults that occurred in 2004 and 2006, each involving nine-year-old boys who were asleep when the assaults began. The jury was also allowed to consider a previous accusation of sexual assault made on a five-year-old girl that occurred in 1995.

Because the defendant was convicted of offenses involving more than one victim, his sentence fell under the “One Strike” law applicable in certain sexual assaults. Based on that sentence, the defendant will not be eligible for parole until he has served the full 30 years in state prison. His sentence can continue for life. The defendant was also ordered to pay a $4,000 restitution fine, to register as a sex offender under Penal Code section 290, to submit to AIDS testing under Penal Code section 1202.1, and to provide DNA samples under Penal Code section 296.

This case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Bethany M. Gilliland and investigated by Detective Duane Cornett, Sergeant Floyd Hager, and Sergeant Mario Sandoval of the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department, as well as Investigator Brian Davis of the District Attorney’s Office.

Contact Person: Assistant District Attorney, Don Gallian, (559) 733-6411.