{"id":50715,"date":"2014-04-18T22:38:24","date_gmt":"2014-04-19T05:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theavtimes.com\/?p=50715"},"modified":"2015-03-04T18:18:13","modified_gmt":"2015-03-05T02:18:13","slug":"convicted-child-molester-gets-130-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/2014\/04\/18\/convicted-child-molester-gets-130-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Convicted child molester gets 130+ years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Born Raynord Haylock in 1959, Renoir Valenti illegally changed his name, date of birth and social security number in 1986. He moved to Palmdale in the 1990s, and he molested numerous children in the Antelope Valley, with sexual abuse going back to 1995 involving a 5-year-old boy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

LANCASTER \u2013 Longtime Antelope Valley youth soccer coach Renoir Valenti<\/strong> was sentenced Friday to 130 years and eight months to life in state prison for molesting more than a dozen underage boys, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

Valenti was also ordered to pay restitution to eight victims totaling $450,000 and to register as a sex offender for life.<\/p>\n

“I am very happy with the sentence. The defendant will never, ever be able to harm another young boy,\u201d stated Deputy District Attorney Jon Hatami. \u201cJustice has finally been served for all the victims and for the Antelope Valley community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The former American Youth Soccer Organization coach molested 14 young boys, including six of his soccer players, and a young girl.\u00a0 Valenti\u2019s victims were between 8 and 12 years old, and the molestations occurred between 1995 and 2012, the prosecutor said. The investigation into Valenti began in July 2012, when a Lancaster mother reported that her young son was molested.<\/p>\n

The 35-day jury trial for Valenti began Jan. 22, 2014. Over the course of the trial, jurors reviewed 140 exhibits and heard testimony from 58 witnesses, including all of Valenti\u2019s victims.<\/p>\n

The young boys\u2019 stories were similar. They were drawn to Valenti because he lavished them with gifts and took them on trips; they often spent nights at Valenti\u2019s home; and Valenti showered them with hugs and kisses, which then progressed to something more. The disturbing testimony on the sexual abuse ranged from accounts of genital fondling to attempted anal rape.<\/p>\n

After four hours of deliberation, the jury found Valenti guilty on all 20 criminal charges, including five felony counts of continuous child sexual abuse, four felony counts of lewd act upon a child, six misdemeanor counts of child molesting, four felony counts of procuring and offering false or forged instrument, and one count of disobeying a court order.<\/p>\n

Valenti\u2019s victims speak out<\/strong><\/h3>\n

At the sentencing hearing Friday, victims and parents gave heart-wrenching testimony on how Valenti\u2019s actions had impacted their lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cI lost my childhood,\u201d said a 23-year-old victim, who was five years old when Valenti began molesting him. The victim said he was still in therapy trying to cope with the ordeal.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou literally ruined my life,\u201d another victim told Valenti. The victim said he no longer looked at anyone the same, and he was unable to trust men.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0father of one of the victims cried as he spoke of the guilt he felt for not recognizing Valenti as a child predator.<\/p>\n

\u201cI live with that forever,\u201d the father said.<\/p>\n

The mother, whose young son triggered the investigation, also wept as she spoke of how her son was struggling to deal with \u201chopelessness and shame.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI have hope that I will never see your face again, because they don\u2019t like child molesters where you\u2019re going,\u201d the mother told Valenti.<\/p>\n

Another mother said she had forgiven Valenti because of her strong faith in God.<\/p>\n

\u201cI suggest that you repent,\u201d the mother said to Valenti. \u201cHell is real and you are going there if you don\u2019t repent your wicked ways.\u201d<\/p>\n

Valenti\u2019s opportunity to address the court was cut short by the judge when he started off by saying that his trial was a \u201ctravesty of justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Valenti\u00a0was admonished for \u201cmaking a mockery\u201d of his victims\u2019 statements and for failing to accept any responsibility for what his victims were feeling.<\/p>\n

Valenti\u2019s sister, however, gave a heartfelt apology. She said she knew nothing about\u00a0her brother\u2019s actions until she read about the trial in The AV Times<\/em>. Raynord Haylock (AKA Valenti)\u00a0had a comfortable upbringing and was raised in a loving family; but something obviously went wrong along the way, his sister said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very sorry for you all, for what you’ve been through,\u201d she told the victims. \u201cI\u2019m very, very sorry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Valenti has shown no remorse for shattering so many lives to satisfy his sick perversions, but he would have a lifetime in prison to think about it, Judge Daviann Mitchell explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the day that these boys will be set free,\u201d the judge said, before handing down the sentence.<\/p>\n

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Ex-soccer coach found guilty on all counts<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Accused soccer coach: \u201cI did not molest any children!\u201d<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Child molestation trial opens against former AV soccer coach<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

AV soccer coach to stand trial on child molestation charges<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Boy molested more than 10,000 times, according to testimony<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Preliminary hearing resumes in soccer coach child-molest case<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Allegations aired in soccer coach child-molest case<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

AV soccer coach now charged with molesting 13 boys<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0More alleged victims identified in soccer coach child molestation case<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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LANCASTER \u2013 Longtime Antelope Valley youth soccer coach Renoir Valenti was sentenced Friday to 130 years and eight months to life in state prison for molesting more than a dozen underage boys, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney\u2019s Office. Valenti was also ordered to pay restitution to eight victims totaling $450,000 and to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":50719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[719],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50715"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theavtimes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}