Jerry Moon

A Santa Clarita Valley man is facing 43 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges related to a sexual assault Wednesday, according to Sandi Gibbons, spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Jerry Moon, 19, of Stevenson Ranch, was initially was charged with 17 felony counts, including attempted murder, forcible rape, false imprisonment by violence, first-degree residential robbery, first-degree burglary and multiple counts of sexual assault for his Jan. 8 assault.

He pleaded guilty to sexual penetration by foreign object by means of force, forcible oral copulation and forcible rape in front of Superior Court Judge Lloyd Nash in San Fernando.

Moon’s sentence and restitution hearing was scheduled for Jan. 30 in Department H in San Fernando. The agreement disposing of the case is that Moon will be sentenced to 43 years to life. He also will have to register as a sex offender.

The following details were provided by Lt. Stephen Low at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, at the time of Moon’s arrest:

“A residential robbery was reported to patrol deputies who learned that an adult female at the (Stevenson Ranch) location was sexually assaulted during the robbery. Members of the Sheriff’s Crime lab responded to the location and processed the crime scene collecting several pieces of evidence. Detective Campbell from the Santa Clarita Valley Detective Bureau Robbery/Assault team also responded and started the investigation.

“Detective Campbell worked closely with the Stevenson Ranch Homeowner’s Association which assisted in providing video footage near the crime scene. Detectives from the Robbery/Assault team combed the neighborhood for information and witnesses.

“A series of small clues, DNA evidence, and the skilled detective work by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Detective Campbell helped provide the information needed to identify the suspect responsible for this vicious attack.

“Through department resources, Detective Campbell was able to obtain a recent photo of the potential suspect and his last known address. On Feb. 16, 2012, Detectives conducted a surveillance of the suspect’s residence and saw the suspect exiting his residence. He was taken into custody without incident.

“Detectives from the Santa Clarita Robbery/Assault Team served a search warrant at the suspect’s home on Steinbeck Avenue in Stevenson Ranch. Detective Campbell recovered property that appeared to be connected to the incident at the location.”

Leon Worden of SCVNews.com contributed to this story.