Seaside Child Molestation: Man Convicted Of Sex Act On Child Under 10

MONTEREY COUNTY, CA — A Monterey County man was found guilty Thursday of committing sex acts on a child, the District Attorney's office announced on Monday.

A jury found Keo Van Do, 62, of Marina, guilty of committing sex acts on a young child under age 10, including the use of force, prosecutors said. The jury also found Do guilty of committing a lewd act upon a second victim, another child under 10.

Police in Seaside responded to a residence on Sept. 30, 2020, where a distraught family reported that Do had been caught in the act of touching a young child under 10 in front of a second child, also under 10. The second child told police that he had been touched earlier that day as well, police said.

Detectives located Do, a fisherman by trade, over five months later, prosecutors said.

Do is facing a maximum sentence of 45 years to life in prison and will be required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life, prosecutors said.

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