Mathew Davis - Boy Scout Leader Child Moelster - GUILTY

After a week of deliberation, the 12-person jury found assistant Boy Scouts leader Mathew Davis guilty on three-of-the 10 charges he faced in the Humboldt County Superior Courthouse Tuesday.

Davis, a 25-year-old Eureka resident, was accused of molesting two 10-year-old brothers between July 2006 and April 5, 2007 — the day he was arrested.

He was convicted of possessing child pornography (California Penal Code 311.11 (a)) and two counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old — one for each boy (PC 288 (a)).

Davis was acquitted on two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14-years-old over a three-month period (PC 288.5 (a)); two counts of sodomy with a child under 14-years-old (PC 286); and three counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14-years-old (PC 288 (a)).

He faces an approximate maximum sentence of 10 years and eight months in state prison and will have to register as a sex offender with law enforcement agencies wherever he resides, Deputy District Attorney Arnie Klein said.

An unrelated charge will be brought before Judge Bruce Watson on April 2. Davis is accused of stealing a computer from a business he worked for. The computer was seized when Davis was arrested. A date for Davis’ sentencing hearing will be scheduled on April 2 as well.

Humboldt County Conflict Council Attorney Glenn Brown represented Davis, but was not available for comment.

“I’m just glad it ended with a result that resembles justice,” Klein said.