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Carlos Ramirez Valdez was sentenced to 45 years to life for molesting girls as young as 4 from 2012 to 2019.

Valdez exploited his position as an Orange County church leader to gain access to victims, whom he assaulted in a basement, his van and a backyard shed, prosecutors say.

A former Orange County pastor will spend decades behind bars after he used his trusted position as a spiritual leader to molest girls as young as 4 over the course of eight years, according to authorities.

Carlos Ramirez Valdez, 61, assaulted three children in places such as a church basement, his van and a backyard shed, according to the Orange County district attorney’s office.

Prosecutors say he met the

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