Marin sex offender charged with new molestation case
A man convicted of raping a girl in Novato in 2019 has been charged with sexually abusing a girl in San Rafael around the same time.
Jose Salgado Manjarrez, 44, appeared in Marin County Superior Court on Monday but did not enter a plea. Judge Kevin Murphy set the plea hearing for March 17.
The alleged crimes happened from about August 2018 to June 2019, according to a complaint filed in December by the Marin County District Attorney’s Office. The victim was younger than 14, the prosecution alleges.
The allegations were not reported to authorities until 2023, San Rafael police Lt. Scott Eberle said. “It is not uncommon for victims of these crimes to take some time before they report them,” he said.
By then, Manjarrez was serving a lengthy prison sentence for the Novato case. The alleged crimes happened in 2019, and Manjarrez pleaded guilty in 2022 to raping a drugged or intoxicated victim younger than 16, according to court records. A slate of charges was dismissed, and Manjarrez received a 16-year prison term. He is a registered sex offender.
Manjarrez is serving the sentence at San Quentin prison. He was transferred to the Marin County Jail for early court appearances in the new case.
Manjarrez’s public defender, Gina Vanni, did not respond to a request for comment.