Exeter Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Child Molestation

Today in Department 14 of the Tulare County Superior Court, Visalia Division, Judge Juliet Boccone sentenced Jon Weldon, age 35, to 119 years-to-life in prison for child molestation.

On January 11, 2019, Weldon was convicted by a jury of two counts of sexual penetration with a child age 10 or younger, and seven counts of lewd act upon a child. Each count is a felony. The crimes were committed from March 2015 to March 2016 against two female minor victims.

The case was prosecuted by Deputy District Attorney Laura Jackson of the Crimes against Children Division and investigated by Exeter Police Department Detectives Ashley Maze and Kevin Phelps.

Media inquiries can be directed to the Office of the District Attorney, County of Tulare Assistant District Attorney Robert Dempsie (559) 636-5494