An Orange County judge told a convicted child molester Thursday that he should die in prison, and then did everything he could to make that happen.

Superior Court Judge Richard King told Luis Alberto Pineda that there was nothing mitigating about his crimes, where he molested multiple children, violated the trust of their parents and had substantial sexual contact with the victims.

King then sentenced Pineda, a former soccer coach, godfather and karate instructor, to 285 years to life in prison plus 13 years, six months on 27 felony counts plus several penalty enhancements, and three misdemeanor counts of assault.

The judge handed down the maximum possible term after he listened to poignant victim-impact statements from two of the boys Pineda molested, and from the mother of a third.

"I want Luis to stay away from my life," said one pre-teenage boy.

Pineda should be put in prison "for everything he did to a lot of kids," said the second boy.

The mother of one victim said she kept her son in sports, where Pineda was the coach, to keep him away from the danger on the streets, "without thinking that the actual danger was ... right in front of us."

Pineda, 31, who was a close friend to many of the parents of the victims, sat silently at the counsel table during the 30-minute sentencing. He did not speak during the sentencing hearing.

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A LOCAL PSYCHOLOGIST WAS ALSO ARRESTED FOR MOLESTING A CHILD PATIENT...

A 56-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 9-year-old client during a psychological counseling session.

Thomas Gary Amberson, of Upland, was arrested Nov. 15 after “a nine-year-old male alleged that Amberson committed lewd acts upon his person during a counseling session,” Lt. Shelly Vander Veen of the Claremont Police Department said.

An investigation also revealed a complaint was filed against Amberson in 2008 after a 13-year-old male made similar allegations, police said.

“That case was not filed by the District Attorney’s Office at the time due to insufficient evidence, however, was included in the current criminal filing,” Vander Veen said.

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