***TRIGGER WARNING: This release includes information on a child abuse case and details violence against a child with the hopes of educating the community on this issue.
July 28, 2023 - Placer County Sheriff's Office officials report that on Thursday, the Honorable Judge Jones sentenced 30-year-old Jeremy Wilson to life 
without the possibility of parole in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for the torture and aggravated sexual assault (among other related charges) of a two-year old child.
In February of 2020, Placer County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call involving an attack on a two-and-a-half-year-old little boy in Foresthill. The child was tortured, beaten, drugged, and sodomized with an unknown object in his own home. The victim was found by his mother who rushed him to the emergency room. The victim had over a dozen fresh adult bite marks covering his body, extreme bruising and swelling all over his face and mouth. The child also had bruising, lacerations, and an abrasion to his genitalia. Placer County Sheriff’s detectives investigated this horrific sexual assault and determined the suspect was the victim’s mother’s live-in boyfriend, Jeremy Wilson. During the sentencing this afternoon, two victim statements were read, as permitted by Marsy’s Law. The statements shared that Wilson is a “monster” who “preys on children” and shows “a lack of remorse” for his actions. The Placer County District Attorney’s Office prosecutor on the case presented why life without parole is a just sentence due to Wilson committing a crime that “society deems to be the worst of the worst” and “irredeemable”.
The judge added the crime was “indescribable”, “disgusting, violent, callous, and cruel” and “one of the worst things I have ever seen.” The judge belabored the question of “why?” the defendant would ever act out such a heinous crime against a child. The judge acknowledged since Wilson has never admitted to the crime or shown any remorse for what happened to the victim, the question of “why” may never be answered. The judge found that due to the gravity of the crime and the brutality of the attack on the young child the maximum sentence is appropriate for the defendant.
Sheriff Wayne Woo weighed in on the sentencing, saying: “In the face of unspeakable cruelty and beyond heinous acts, justice has been served. Today, we see the rightful sentencing of a monstrous individual who committed vile acts against an innocent two-year-old child. This life imprisonment stands as a resolute message that such abhorrent behavior will never be tolerated, and we will relentlessly protect our community's most vulnerable citizens. Our thoughts remain with this young survivor, hoping they find strength and healing amidst this horrific ordeal. The Placer County Sheriff's Office stands united, unwavering in our commitment to safeguarding our children and seeking justice for those affected by such abhorrent crimes."
Supervising Deputy District Attorney Kalin Everett who prosecuted the case said, “This crime was particularly heinous. The defendant took out his frustrations with the child’s mother on her toddler in the middle of the night. The victim had bruising, including bite marks, from the top of his head to tops of his feet, and on every body part in between. This assault was intended to be cruel and to cause the child pain. The attack was an exceptionally depraved crime, one of the worst crimes this county has ever seen. It is irredeemable by society standards, as well by the rule of law. Wilson is now where he belongs, in prison for the rest of his life where he can never hurt another child ever again.”
Wilson was assessed by the state’s STATIC 99 which is a state-approved risk prediction tool that estimates the probability of sexual and violent reconviction for adult males who have been convicted of a sexual offense against a child or a non-consenting adult. Wilson received a moderate or high score of probability to commit a new sexual offense. Starting in 2006, sexual violent offenders STATIC 99 score started and became open to the public through the Megan’s Law website.
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office take cases of child abuse very seriously and work together with the Placer County MDIC and Children's Advocacy Center to find justice for abused children through a trauma-informed approach. We also proactively work with MDIC to educate Placer County residents about the signs and risks of child abuse. Learn more about MDIC at www.placer.ca.gov/MDIC.
Source: Placer County Sheriff's Office
