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New Hearing Date for Local Woman Charged With Lewd Conduct
Patricia Serrano, charged with three counts of lewd conduct with a child, will face a new pretrial heaing March 29 in Westminster.
The pretrial hearing for Patricia Serrano of Fountain Valley, scheduled for Feb. 10, was pushed back to March 29 at the West Justice Center in Westminster, according to Farrah Emami, spokesperson for the Orange County District Attorney's Office
Serrano, 43, was charged with three felony counts of lewd conduct with a child after police say she had sex with her son's 12-year-old friend.
Serrano knew the boy through his friendship with her son, police said. On two occasions in October 2011, the defendant is accused of having unlawful sex with the boy in her home and in a car.
On one occasion, the defendant is accused of kissing the boy in a locked room. The victim’s mother discovered the defendant in the room with her son. She did not see any sexual activity but became suspicious of Serrano’s relationship with her son and reported it to police.
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Serrano faces 12 years in prison if convicted.
