A Carpinteria man has been sentenced to 41 years in state prison, nearly three years after he was first arrested on suspicion of engaging in sexual acts with a child under the age of 10.
The now 40-year-old man, Luis Antonio Ibarra-Delgadillo — who also goes by Anthony Ibarra — was sentenced in Santa Barbara County Superior Court in December.
He was admitted to Wasco State Prison in February, according to the California Incarcerated Records and Information database.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office first arrested Ibarra-Delgadillo on March 10, 2023 in connection with sexual abuse incidents dating back to 2015, Noozhawk reported.
He was arrested without incident after an extensive confidential investigation, Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Raquel Zick said at the time.
Zick also had said that there may be additional survivors of sexual assault who had not been identified.
The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office in March 2023 charged him with four felony counts with several criminal enhancements.
The District Attorney’s Office also separately charged him in May 2023 with a handful of felony charges and enhancements related to lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old, dating back to 2007.
That case was later consolidated with the case filed in March 2023.
Ibarra-Delgadillo pleaded not guilty to the charges in January 2024.
Last year, he pleaded guilty to two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child and one count of assault with intent to rape a child under the age of 18.
He also admitted three enhancements, including serious felony assault on a peace officer, and two related to serious and violent felony/continuous sexual abuse of a child. Other charges were dismissed under the plea agreement, according to Superior Court records.
In December he was sentenced to 41 years in prison, ordered to register as a sex offender, and ordered to pay restitution and parole revocation fines.
Ibarra-Delgadillo owned and operated a thrift store in Carpinteria on Linden Avenue, the Thrifty Flea, before the business’s license lapsed.