The co-owner of Southern Smoke BBQ & Brewhouse in Newhall was sentenced Tuesday to 90 days in jail for sexually assaulting a former employee, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced.
Deputy District Attorney Taylor Carr said Sam Albert Gardian, 50, was also sentenced to three years of summary probation and was ordered to register for the rest of his life as a sex offender and complete 26 anger management classes.
On Friday, a jury found Gardian guilty of two misdemeanor counts each of battery and sexual battery.
The victim, who was 20 at the time, was an employee at the restaurant when the conduct occurred between February and April 2016, the prosecutor said. According to evidence presented in the six-day-long trial, Gardian slapped the woman’s head, pinched her tongue and slipped his hands down her pants on two occasions.
The case was investigated by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Santa Clarita Station.
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Based on the information given, 90 days is not nearly enough.
David Kirschner
The woman is scarred for Life. I hope she finds and gets the support she will need. 90 DAYS!!!? ?
Stephanie Coburn
Emily Peterson
Christina Cardona
Kimberly Alfaro TagleMichael HealingStephenie Healing
Omg ?
Actually in all its more then 3 years but still not enough and to find only 90 days for that assault count is ridiculous they give more time to people with traffic tickets. Oh and the more then 3 years will most likely be like a month in jail because of Jerry Brown making this a non violent offender. Which should be considered violent but thanks yo again Jerry Brown this is not a violent crime
Brown doesn’t decide what is a non-violent offense; the legislature does. The sentence was decided by a judge.
Justin Tay we just eat here
Whaaaat?!
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Jon Jordahl
Gerardo Gonzalez
Boycott his Business
Will not be eating there ever again. I do not need to support his stupidity
Tom Clayton don’t eat here
What place is this?
Tom Clayton the bbq joint in Newhall
Omg I heard food was good….long wait
Tom Clayton food is good but I’m not going to support a owner like this
Ya too bad what perv
Now his liquor license is under review. In my opinion no one in this case. Owner goes to jail, Southern smoke will be closing and now workers are out of jobs.