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Child rapist sentenced to 110+ years in prison

by The AV Times Staff • September 28, 2015

Robert Carl Ham
Robert Carl Ham

LANCASTER – A 38-year-old Lancaster man was sentenced Monday to 110 years and eight months to life in state prison for sexually assaulting three Antelope Valley girls ages 7, 8 and 11, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.

Robert Carl Ham also must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life and pay restitution in the amount of $3,288 to one of his three victims, according to Deputy District Attorney Jon Hatami.

Ham was convicted by jury on Aug. 14 of multiple felony sex crimes, including six counts of lewd act upon a child and one count each of continuous sexual abuse, forcible lewd act upon a child, forcible rape of child victim under 14 years and furnishing marijuana to minors under 14.

The local jury also found true eight special allegations of multiple victims and one special allegation of rape of a child under 14 years old, the prosecutor said.

Ham’s crimes occurred in Lancaster and Palmdale, between 2007 and 2012.

He moved in with a single mother in Lancaster in 2007 and repeatedly sexually abused the woman’s two daughters, who were 7 and 11 years old when the abuse began. In 2012, Ham moved in with another single mother in Palmdale and sexually abused that woman’s 8-year-old daughter.

Ham also contacted numerous other underage females through Facebook and text messages to sell them marijuana, according to court testimony.

All three of Ham’s victims testified during his trial, which ran from Aug. 3 to Aug. 12. The jury deliberated for about two days before convicting Ham on all charges.

Two of the victims and their mothers read victim impact statements at the sentencing hearing Monday. The prosecutor, Jon Hatami, read a victim impact statement from the third victim.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Kathleen Blanchard of the Antelope Valley Branch sentenced Ham following victim impact statements.

Previous related story: Man guilty of molesting multiple AV girls, selling drugs to minors

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19 comments for "Child rapist sentenced to 110+ years in prison"

  1. JJ says

    September 30, 2015 at 9:14 am

    Had he merely murdered these children he would have pretty much gotten the same sentence, living the rest of his days in prison. And he would not have to register as a sex offender. Tee hee….

    • Crista Gonzales says

      October 3, 2015 at 2:13 am

      Wait what are you saying? That he just should have killed those little girls? So he wouldn’t have to register as a pervert? You must be one too huh?

  2. Johnny Trece says

    September 29, 2015 at 11:56 pm

    In prison, other prisoners will have him squealing like a pig as he gets forced into getting on all four limbs. Punishment for his crimes.

    • JM says

      September 30, 2015 at 5:33 pm

      Is that how they had you,squealing like a pig!

      • JM says

        October 1, 2015 at 1:56 am

        Johnny he is most likely going to be in a level 4 SNY yard where he will be protected and you dont have to show papers.I heard they had you on all 4 limbs squealing like a fat pig when Tyrone gave it to you.

    • Stephen says

      October 2, 2015 at 6:36 pm

      Johnny, awesome comment.
      But sad to say, this scum bag won’t see general population prisoners
      I have good friend who’s a CO here in Pa.
      He tells me all prisons now keep these monsters all in one section of the prison.
      The reason is because they were getting ganged raped and beat to a pulp.
      There families and the prisoner would sue the prison system..
      He just needs to be shot, and put down.

  3. John says

    September 29, 2015 at 3:10 am

    A child molester???, here in the good old Antelope Valley?????, how unusual.

  4. Ryan Hunt says

    September 28, 2015 at 4:23 pm

    Why do they have to give this guy any more publicity? Why put out there in the world over and over almost in complete detail describing the negativity another person or persons had to endure at the hands of another? Isn’t it bad enough that it happened causing that to resonate among our collective consciousness? It’s freaking weird that it appears glorified. Shame on those who continuously give any of those who commit these acts any more attention than they deserve. Am I wrong?

    • Earl Gately says

      September 28, 2015 at 10:25 pm

      I think it is good to give details. I had never heard of the case before. I am glad he was caught and convicted. The story does not glorify his acts. It doesn’t name any names other than the convicted criminal. It is cut and dry and merely states the facts. I am sorry you feel it does glorify the actions of this perverted soul, but you should look inside to see if you are reading more into the written word than is there.

      • JM says

        September 29, 2015 at 1:43 am

        Both of you should mind your own business!!!!!!!!!!

        • Ryan Hunt says

          September 29, 2015 at 2:48 pm

          Mind my own business when this man is put in our faces and what he has allegedly done? The world may be a big secret to you, JM, but not to us. I read your negative comments to those other people. You mind your own freaking business unless you have something positive to say!

      • RR says

        September 29, 2015 at 7:38 am

        I agree that we need to know what he is guilty of, the enormity of it. And I want to know what he looks like, so that when they let him out on parole in a couple of years and dump him back in our community I will know he is not to be trusted!

        • Arpallo says

          September 29, 2015 at 8:22 am

          Oh yeah!
          He will be out on parole after 100 years, have a seat a wait for it to happen my friend.

        • JM says

          September 30, 2015 at 12:08 am

          Don’t be stupid he will not be on parole in a coupe of years he is going to do time at 85 percent.He has about 18 months credit that leaves him with about 92 years.You will not run into this guy.You know it you are just being nosy.Unless u wait for him to get out but by that time your kids will be grandpas.

      • Ryan Hunt says

        September 29, 2015 at 2:38 pm

        You need to wake up Earl Gately if you don’t see what’s going on.

    • Americanme says

      September 29, 2015 at 8:25 am

      YES! U wrong.
      Why commenting about it then?????
      Dont give it more propaganda, and no one is forcing u to read it.

      • Ryan Hunt says

        September 29, 2015 at 2:55 pm

        Why, cause you like this sick stuff? You like this world how it imbelishes on its horrors? How many time is this put in our faces? You are as blind as Earl Gately in what is really going on.

    • Linda says

      September 29, 2015 at 8:52 pm

      Glorified ??? How is this glorifying ?? This is a reminder that there are truley some sick people in the world and that people can be so naive to that person next door. The antelope valley has a lot of sex offenders and people need to really be more aware of who they bring their children around . It’s heart breaking to hear that someone can be so sick in the head as to mess with a child but parents need to not be so naive to a child that is calling for help . Maybe if they read this it will scare them enough to be more cautious about their child and not put them in that terrible situation . There’s nothing glorifying about this . Just so sad .

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