Raul Toribio Fernandez - Perverted Repeat Sex Offender

Library Stalker

"25% of all sex offenders re-offend within 15 years"
.........Sarah Tofte

Sentencing is set today for a 32-year-old registered sex offender from San Jacinto who looked up one's girl's skirt with a mirror and stalked another at a library in Hemet.

Raul Toribio Fernandez is expected to get 10 years and eight months in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of annoying or molesting a child.

He also admitted to prior strikes for a 2002 residential burglary conviction and a conviction for lewd and lascivious behavior with a child under 14.

Judge Sherrill Ellsworth indicated the court would give Fernandez the 10- year sentence.

Prosecutor Rich Necochea said his office did not offer Fernandez a plea agreement because the District Attorney felt the case warranted a sentence of 25 years to life.

``She's going to have to strike the strike'' to give Fernandez the 10- year sentence, Necochea said last month.

Fernandez was arrested April 11 at the Hemet Public Library on Latham Avenue, police said.

He had approached the girl he stalked and ``used some kind of line on her and the girl freaked out,'' Necochea said.

The witness who made the call also identified Fernandez as the suspect in a March incident at the library, Hemet Lt. Jeff Pinney said.

Pinney said the defendant used to go into homes in Orange County, watch children as they slept and touch himself.

On the request of Orange County victims, Fernandez was moved to Riverside County to serve out his parole, which would have expired this month had he not committed more crimes, the lieutenant said.

13% of all new sex crimes is committed by someone
who is already on the sex offender registry
..........Sarah Tofte, Human Rights Watch