Fullerton Man Manuel Linares Salgado, 64, Pleads Guilty to Sexually Assaulting Six Children Aged 4 to 11; Sentencing Oct. 16
Manuel Linares Salgado, 64, of Fullerton pleaded guilty Tuesday Sept. 29, 2026, as his trial was about to begin, to seven felony counts of lewd or lascivious acts on a child under 14, one count of sexual intercourse or sodomy with a child 10 or younger, and two counts of rape. The six victims, four girls and two boys, were 4 to 11 years old when they were assaulted in Fullerton; court records say Salgado was dating their grandmother at the time. Sentencing is set for Oct. 16, 2026 at the West Justice Center in Westminster. The OCDA case number and the sentence he faces under the plea have not been reported.
Defendant Manuel Linares Salgado, 64, of Fullerton; six child victims (four girls, two boys); prosecuted by the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
Ten felony guilty pleas — seven counts of lewd acts on a child under 14, one count of intercourse or sodomy with a child 10 or younger, and two counts of rape — involving six child victims aged 4 to 11.
Crimes occurred in Fullerton; plea entered and sentencing scheduled at the West Justice Center, 8141 13th St., Westminster.
Plea entered Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026 at the West Justice Center as trial was about to begin (one outlet dated prosecutors' confirmation to Sept. 28); sentencing scheduled Oct. 16, 2026.
Salgado allegedly exploited access to the children gained through a dating relationship with their grandmother.
Manuel Linares Salgado, 64, of Fullerton entered a guilty plea in late September 2026 to ten felony counts arising from the sexual assault of six children in Fullerton. No new filings, agency statements, or court documents have emerged since the Oct. 1 media reports. Sentencing remains scheduled for Oct. 16, 2026 at the West Justice Center in Westminster.
Salgado pleaded guilty to seven counts of lewd or lascivious acts on a child under 14, one count of sexual intercourse or sodomy with a child 10 or younger, and two counts of rape. The six victims — four girls and two boys — ranged in age from 4 to 11 at the time of the assaults, according to court records. The crimes occurred in Fullerton while Salgado was in a dating relationship with the victims' grandmother, per reporting by KTLA citing the Orange County Register.
The plea came days before Salgado's trial was set to begin. Outlets differ on the exact date: MyNewsLA reported the plea was entered Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026; KTLA, citing prosecutors, dated confirmation to Sept. 28. The OC Register's Sept. 30 City News Service account confirms Sept. 29. The discrepancy has not been resolved by an official OCDA press release, which has not been located as of this update.
Sentencing is set for Oct. 16, 2026 at the West Justice Center, 8141 13th St., Westminster. The sentence Salgado faces under the terms of the plea has not been publicly reported. This page will update following the sentencing hearing.
- Sep 29, 10:00(5 days ago)
Manuel Linares Salgado, 64, pleads guilty at the West Justice Center to seven counts of lewd acts on a child under 14, one count of intercourse or sodomy with a child 10 or younger and two counts of rape, days before his trial was to begin (plea date reported as Sept. 28 by KTLA/OC Register and Sept. 29 by MyNewsLA).
- Sep 30, 22:21(3 days ago)
KTLA reports the plea, citing the Orange County Register: six victims aged 4 to 11, four girls and two boys, assaulted in Fullerton while Salgado was dating their grandmother.
- NEW3 days ago
A 64-year-old man pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting six children in Orange County. The announcement came just days before the trial for Manuel Linares Salgado, 64, was set to begin, the Orange County Register reported. The crimes occurred in Fullerton and the victims — four girls and two boys —