Bee Staff
A 61-year-old man who molested two girls while living at the home of a Roseville couple was sent to state prison Wednesday for 13 years and four months by a Placer County judge, according to a news release.
Raymond Earl Hyatt (see photo), who pleaded guilty last month to three counts of child molestation and one charge of possessing child pornography, was given the sentence by Superior Court Judge J. Richard Couzens, who also imposed fines and restitution of $1,300, according to the release from the Placer County District Attorney's Office.
Hyatt showed no emotion as the mother of the two girls, who were 7 and 8 when they were molested, tearfully read a statement to the court to say how much emotional damage the defendant had caused her family, the release states.
The woman said her children have been so upset that they have trouble doing their schoolwork and that her husband has been unable to find work because of his depression, the release states.
"Everyone is having nightmares in our family," she told the court.
While calling Hyatt's crimes "evil and ugly," the woman told the defendant that she hopes he can pursue a life for God while in prison, the release states.
Deputy District Attorney Jeff Wood said the molestation of the girls occurred from March 2008 until April 2009 when Hyatt was living with the family.
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