(BCN) -- A Monterey County jury has convicted a man of three counts of lewd or lascivious acts on a child under 14 on Wednesday, District Attorney Jeannine M. Pacioni announced.

Prosecutors said the incident occurred April 25, 2021, when Victor Ramirez, 46, a family friend, inappropriately touched a 10-year-old girl and exposed himself at his home after a party.

Monterey County deputies and investigators interviewed the child, who gave consistent accounts of the abuse, a press release issued Thursday noted.

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The charges are considered serious and violent felonies and count as strikes under the state's Three Strikes Law.

Ramirez will also be required to register as a sex offender. He faces up to 12 years in state prison at sentencing, p

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