A Monterey County man is facing a sentence of up to 275 years in prison after being found guilty of molesting two sisters, prosecutors announced Monday.

District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni's office said a jury found 60-year-old Mariano Botello guilty of eight counts of a lewd act on a child under the age of 14, two counts of forcible act of a child under 14 and one count of sodomy with a child 10 years or under. Botello, a resident of Marina, was convicted following a trial in which both girls testified.

Prosecutors said the younger sister testified that Botello began to assault her when she was six or seven years old and continued to abuse her until she was 12. The girl told no one about the abuse until she confided in her older sister when she was 15 years old.

The older sister said B

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