Ramona man pleads guilty to molesting minor

A Ramona man faces up to 17 years in prison when he is sentenced Feb. 17 for molestation of a girl over a period of time.

Thomas Alfredo Charbonneau, 50, also pleaded guilty to attempted rape of an unconscious minor and showing harmful matter, or pornography, to the victim.

Deputy District Attorney Kerry Conway said Charbonneau will have to serve 85 percent of the expected 17-year sentence. Charbonneau pleaded guilty before El Cajon Superior Court Judge John Thompson.

Sheriff’s deputies arrested Charbonneau on July 30. Twenty-five felony counts were filed against him. With his guilty plea to three counts, 22 counts will be dismissed.

The guilty plea eliminates having the victim testify in open court at a preliminary hearing that had been set for Feb. 8.

Charbonneau has no prior record. He remains in the George Bailey Detention Facility without bail.