SETH MICHAEL WHISNER

Nineteen-year-old Seth Michael Whisner has agreed to a plea bargain related to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor more than three years younger. The former Rim High wrestler will be sentenced July 23. (File Photo)

By G. T. Houts

San Bernardino, CA – Former Rim High School wrestler Seth Michael Whisner, 19, has entered a plea of guilty to a felony count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor more than three (3) years younger and a misdemeanor count of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor three (3) years older or younger. A second felony count of oral copulation with a person under 18 years of age will be dismissed, under the plea bargain, at the time of sentencing.

Seth Whisner (Facebook)

Whisner, who returned to court Monday, June 10, after entering the guilty plea on Friday, June 7, was released on his own recognizance by Judge Arthur A. Harrison after agreeing to appear for sentencing on Tuesday, July 23, at 8:30 a.m. in Department S-22.  He was ordered not to have contact with the victim(s) and ordered to report to the Probation Office by Wednesday, June 12.

THE CASE

Whisner was arrested at the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station on April 16, following an investigation, after several underage girls came forward claiming sexual relations with the 2011 Rim High graduate.

The case was brought to the attention of Twin Peaks detectives on March 31, after the parents of one of the victims came forward. During the investigation, several additional girls were identified as victims.

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