"Pearce was found guilty in February on two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Christy Giles and Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola, who overdosed on fentanyl. Prosecutors said Pearce supplied them with the drug. Pearce was also found guilty of crimes against a series of women between 2007 and 2021, including three counts of forcible rape, two counts of sexual penetration with force, one count of rape of an unconscious or sleeping victim and one count of forced sodomy."
""This sentence delivers long-awaited justice for Cabrales-Arzola, Giles, and the courageous sexual assault victims who came forward and testified," L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan J. Hochman said in a statement. "Not only were the victims sexually assaulted, but the lives of Cabrales-Arzola and Giles were stolen in one of the most devastating ways - a fentanyl-induced sexual assault by Pearce.""
David Brian Pearce was sentenced to 146 years after convictions for multiple rapes and for supplying fentanyl that led to the 2021 deaths of Christy Giles and Hilda Marcela Cabrales-Arzola. Jurors found Pearce guilty in February on two counts of first-degree murder and on multiple sexual offense counts involving victims from 2007 to 2021, including forcible rape, sexual penetration with force, rape of an unconscious victim, and forced sodomy. Prosecutors say Pearce supplied the fentanyl that overdosed Giles and Cabrales-Arzola. A co-defendant, Brant Osborn, faces a forthcoming pretrial appointment after a mistrial and may be retried.
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