Martinez, Calif. — Earlier this month, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office charged defendant Simon Chavez, a 64-year-old resident of Antioch, California and his son Simon Magana Chavez, 31-year-old resident of Atwater, California for the sexual abuse of multiple children and unlawfully having sex with a minor.
The elder Chavez was a foster father at his home in Antioch with Contra Costa County’s Children and Family Services. Overall he fostered young children under his care for at least 18 years.
Simon Chavez entered a not guilty plea to the 63 felonies on July 16 in the Pittsburg Superior Court before the Honorable Leonard Marquez. Chavez is in custody at the Martinez Detention Facility and his bail is $31.5 million.
Chavez’s son, Simon Magana Chavez was arraigned this past Friday in the Pittsburg Superior Court. He pleaded not guilty to the complaint. The younger Chavez is charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors related for crimes against two children, including lewd acts against a child and unlawful sex. As recently as 2018, Simon Magana Chavez was a correctional officer with the state of California. The bail for Simon Magana Chavez is $1.23 million.
Both cases are assigned to Deputy District Attorney Diana Weiss with our Office’s Sexual Assault Unit.
The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office does not release how a victim may know a defendant in a sexual assault case as well as the age or name of a victim to protect their confidentiality.
The investigation is ongoing and active. Members of the public with information about the case should call Antioch Police Detective Kelly Inabnett at 925-779-6932.
Case information: People v. Simon Chavez, Docket Number 04-197245-4; People v. Simon Magana Chavez, Docket Number 04-197264-5.
Update per Antioch PD
On 6-13-19, members of the Antioch Police Department began investigating an extensive sexual abuse case. The abuse involved several minors that were victimized by a father and son who provided foster care for the children from 2011 through 2017.
Earlier this month, Antioch detectives from the Investigations Bureau arrested Simon Mendoza Chavez, and his son Simon Magana Chavez, in connection with these crimes.
Both father and son were charged with the sexual abuse of multiple children, unlawfully having sex with a minor,and lewd acts with a child.
Currently, detectives assigned to the Investigation Bureau’s Sex Crimes Unit are working with the District Attorney’s office as the case is ongoing and active. Members of the public with information about the case are asked to cal lDetective Kelly Inabnett at 925-779-6932.No further information will be released regarding this case at this time.
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Sick f’s. There is not a harsh enough penalty for animals like this. At least not in America.
The devil just called. Your reservations have been confirmed.
Pro-lifers only care about children in the womb. Once they’re born— they don’t care what happens to them. California has over 50,000 children in the foster system.
Bull, Jerry! Knock off with the crap already! It’s getting old!
Yeah I guess its better to just kill em,that way your commie ass doesn’t have to read stories like this.
Stop saying sh!t about them . These are my relatives . And they haven’t confirmed nothing yet
Freedom of speech. It’s not our fault your relatives were arrested for child sexual abuse. Get out of denial.
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And they know wtf they did !!! Just because u don’t know ✌?✌am telling u some family do bad things that we don’t know about but God c everything that we all do cuz I know u mad
Hey Jerry! Take your meds and go to sleep!
Save the tax payers some money and off them both! Hurry Martinez detention facility!!!
A lot of victims out there. Father and son pedophiles. Nice. I can’t help but wonder if there’s a long history of sexual abuse in that family.
Hey. Stop talking about my family like that!
Nick: Defiantly has to have been a History. Maybe the father did it to the son and he couldn’t help but join… Maybe the father had it done to him also. It’s sick and sad I hope the children effected get the help they nees to recover
After a trial, castrate them both and then it’s OLD SPARKY time. Don’t let them rot in prison at the taxpayers’ expense!
You would think a simple background check would show some kind of history, pediphiles just does start at mid age. Another incompetent gov. failure. See Philip Garrido
A simple backround check won’t show anything if they’ve never been arrested. Hopefully backround checks are run on foster parents. I’ve read the average pedophile has molested over 80 times before he’s ever arrested. Unbelievable.
That was such a MAJOR screw up! The authorities were right on the Garrido property! The young victim was just several yards from them, and they screwed up so badly. The state awarded her $20 million. She should have gotten $20 million for EACH YEAR she was kept prisoner. What happened to those idiot incompetents?
Dont speak on them badly! I know these people ! They wouldn’t NEVER do this, this is completely stupid and watch when they come out CLEAN !
Wtf Lol ctfu ????????????????? I hope so ?
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