Bodega Bay man sentenced for raping girl he met on Snapchat – The Press Democrat

April 14, 2022, 3:26PM Updated 1 hour ago A Bodega Bay man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading no contest to raping a 15-year-old girl he met on social media. Peter Duranceau, 26, was sentenced Monday as a result of his plea, which had been made in February, to 10 counts, including burglary to commit a sex offense; a lewd act with a minor; sexual penetration of a minor; communication online with a minor to commit a sexual offense, and possession of child pornography. Duranceau must register as a sex offender, according to the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office. “This defendant has engaged in predatory conduct toward young females on multiple occasions. Unfortunately, even with court intervention, his criminal behavior escalated,” District Attorney Jill Ravitch said in a statement. An investigation began in January 2021 after the girl reported to Santa Rosa police that she had been raped by Duranceau, who surrendered to authorities three months later. An investigation determined Duranceau met the teen via Snapchat and convinced her to meet him in Santa Rosa, where he raped her twice between November and December 2020, authorities said. According to the District Attorney’s Office, investigators reviewed Duranceau’s…
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