A state inmate convicted of child molestation in Marin County in 1989 has been denied early medical release because of terminal cancer.

Victor Wayne Cooper, 69, lived in Novato when the crimes occurred. He allegedly molested a 6-year-old Novato girl, the daughter of an acquaintance, over a five-month period.

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The crimes were revealed after a doctor found that the girl had contracted a venereal disease.

Cooper was convicted of four counts of lewd acts against the girl. A judge sentenced him to 60 years to life in prison. Cooper had two prior rape convictions.

Last year, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation sought to grant Cooper “compassionate release” from prison because he has colon cancer, according to a state appeals court ruling. The prosecut

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