Former corrections officer headed for prison

PA man pleads guilty to child molestation, pornography

PORT ANGELES — A former Clallam Bay corrections officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to child molestation and child pornography charges.

A 12½-year prison sentence was recommended for Alexis R. Bustillos Osuna, 32, by Clallam County Criminal Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Matthew Roberson and Osuna’s lawyer, John Hayden of Clallam Public Defender.

Osuna will be sentenced at a 9 a.m. hearing April 19 in Superior Court on charges reached in the plea deal.

He admitted guilt to committing first-degree child molestation, four counts of first-degree possession of child pornography and one count of second-degree dealing in child pornography for duplicating pornographic images to his hard drive.

The Port Angeles resident had been charged with first-degree child rape, eight counts of possession and six counts of dealing and one count of voyeurism.

Osuna, hired last March 23 by Clallam Bay Corrections Center, was terminated Nov. 25, a corrections center spokesperson said Tuesday.

Osuna was in jail Nov. 11 when the pornography and voyeurism charges were filed against him. He was in jail for allegedly raping an 11-year-old girl between Nov. 2 and Nov. 6.

In a written statement for his guilty plea Tuesday, Osuna said he had sexual contact with a girl less than 12 years old between Nov. 2 and Nov. 6, that on Nov. 9 he had depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and that he dealt in pornography by duplicating the images.

Basden told Osuna on Tuesday that the standard sentence range on the second-degree child rape charge, based on the nature of the crime and his criminal history, was up to 16½ years.

Osuna does not have a criminal record.

The maximum sentence for all six charges is 33 years under the standard sentencing range.

Basden can sentence Osuna to up to the maximum sentence within the standard range.

The girl said Osuna assaulted her while the two were lying in bed and she was asleep, according to a probable cause statement.

The girl told a family member Osuna had touched her sexually.

In a recorded phone conversation between the girl and Osuna, he admitted he assaulted her and told her to keep it “a secret,” according to court documents.

Osuna had been jailed for assaulting the girl when a hard drive fell out of a coat that a family member was removing from a closet, according to a probable cause statement.

Among videos and hundreds of photos of children and infants being assaulted were 47 images of the girl, according to the statement.

Basden ordered a pre-sentence investigation in preparation for sentencing Osuna.

The sexual assault case was the second resolved in Superior Court against a former Clallam Bay Corrections Center officer in six weeks.

John Gray, 52, a former Forks jail and state prison officer, was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Feb. 1 after he pleaded guilty to four counts of custodial sexual misconduct for assaulting four Forks jail inmates.

________

Senior Staff Writer Paul Gottlieb can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 55650, or at pgottlieb@peninsuladailynews.com.

More in Crime

Standoff subject to undergo treatment

Judge signs order to restore competency

Man sentenced to 10 years on firearms charges

A 44-year-old man has been sentenced after pleading guilty… Continue reading

Sheriff’s office says suspect a repeat offender

A repeat offender was arrested this week for burglary, theft… Continue reading

August trial set for robbery suspect

Not guilty plea entered for felony charges from Frugal’s incident

Cox undergoing competency evaluation

Standoff suspect due in court Monday

Sequim police plan to forward charges in school vandalism case

Charges to be determined by prosecuting attorney’s office, detective says

Arraignment for man charged with Frugals robbery moved to July 3

The arraignment of a man who faces criminal charges… Continue reading

Man faces multiple charges after robbery investigation

Port Angeles police still searching for second suspect in December incident

Trial date set for 2016 murder

Suspect in woodcarver’s death goes to court in August

Cox again refuses court appearance

Standoff suspect to get competency evaluation

Man indicted on charges in alleged stabbing

Trial scheduled to begin in August

Craig A. Gallauher.
Man arrested on investigation of sexual exploitation, luring

A 52-year-old Sequim man has been arrested on investigation of… Continue reading