A Fresno man was sentenced Monday to 30 years to life in state prison, plus a consecutive determinate term of 16 years, after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting multiple victims and sexually abusing children in crimes that spanned nearly a decade, the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office said.

Cesar Flores, 56, of Fresno, was sentenced by Fresno County Superior Court Judge Jim Kelley after pleading guilty June 18 to two counts of forcible rape and two counts of committing a forcible lewd act upon a child.

As part of his plea, Flores admitted aggravating factors that the victims were particularly vulnerable and that he engaged in violent conduct indicating he poses a serious danger to society.

Prosecutors said the convictions stemmed from sexual assaults committed between 2014 and 2021. Authorities said advances in DNA technology, including investigative genetic genealogy, linked Flores to multiple previously unsolved sexual assault investigations. He was arrested July 1, 2025, following the years-long investigation.

In addition to his prison sentence, Flores was ordered to register as a sex offender for life, and the court issued criminal protective orders for the victims.

Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp said the sentence provides “a measure of justice and a sense of closure” for the victims and credited Fresno police detectives, forensic scientists and prosecutors for helping identify and prosecute Flores despite the passage of time.

Under California law, Flores could become eligible for an elderly parole hearing if he meets statutory age and sentence requirements. Eligibility for a hearing does not guarantee release, and the California Board of Parole Hearings would determine whether parole is appropriate based on factors including the nature of his offenses, institutional behavior, rehabilitation, and public safety, prosecutors said.

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