People v. Ginese

Opinion

COLOGNE, Acting P. J.

A complaint charged defendant Joseph John Ginese with 11 counts of molesting children under 14 years of age (Pen. Code, § 288), four counts of sodomy with children under 14 years old and more than 10 years younger than he (Pen. Code, § 286, subd. (c)) and three counts of oral copulation with children under 14 years old and more than 10 years younger than he (Pen. Code, § 288a, subd. (c)). On May 1, 1979, by a plea bargain in municipal court, Ginese pleaded guilty to two counts of molesting boys aged 9 and 11.

Mentally disordered sex offender (MDSO) proceedings were…