Nursing assistant Steve Rodriguez was sentenced to life Jan. 13 after pleading guilty to eight counts of sexual misconduct with minors placed in his custody.
His victims were severely disabled patients housed at the small Chino group home which employed Rodriguez on the night shift.
Rodriguez admitted to two counts of obtaining custody of a minor to produce child pornography, five counts of production of child pornography and one count of enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity when he made his plea in September. The final indictment against him listed four victims. The youngest victim was 6 years old, according to prosecutors’ sentencing memorandum. Due to their disabilities,
