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Child molester gets 30-year prison sentence

A man already serving a prison sentence in Arizona for child molestation entered a guilty plea on Wednesday to four counts of child molestation in Santa Barbara County.

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Child molester gets 30-year prison sentence

A man already serving a prison sentence in Arizona for child molestation entered a guilty plea on Wednesday to four counts of child molestation in Santa Barbara County.
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