San Martin
– A Morgan Hill resident who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor child
molestation, will likely be placed on probation having served about
18 weeks in county jail, according to the Santa Clara County
District Attorney’s office.
San Martin – A Morgan Hill resident who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor child molestation, will likely be placed on probation having served about 18 weeks in county jail, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office.
Juan “John” Macadaeg, 44, will be formally sentenced Jan. 31, for sexually molesting a 17-year-old girl for as long as two months. He is free on his own recognizance.
“He will likely be placed on probation for three years,” Deputy District Attorney Rob Baker said Thursday. “And he will have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.”
Macadaeg was arrested in Hollister by Morgan Hill and Hollister police after Morgan Hill officers received a call from the 17-year-old female that morning reporting she had been abused, MHPD Lt. Joe Sampson said. He pleaded guilty Monday.
Macadaeg was booked on charges of felony sexual penetration by force, misdemeanor sexual battery and misdemeanor annoying or molesting a child, according to jail personnel.
Macadaeg, a Hollister Free Lance newspaper employee, has four prior arrests out of the San Jose area, dating back to 1979, with the most recent in 1989, according to Santa Clara County Superior Court records.
Baker said he was pleased with the result.
“First of all, the victim doesn’t have to testify,” Baker said. “And he (Macadaeg) will have to register, for life, as a sex offender. Now he’s had to do some time. Hopefully, he’s learned a lesson.”
Baker said the fact that Macadaeg pleaded guilty, with credit for time served and good behavior, would likely mean he would not have to serve more time as a result of formal sentencing Jan. 31.
