A Fairfield man who kidnapped two kids on their way to school will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole, after a Solano County judge handed down one of the toughest sentences available under California law.
On Tuesday, Solano County Superior Court Judge Bryan Kim sentenced 32-year-old Fairfield resident Carlos Delosreyes to life in prison without parole for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl as they headed to school. Prosecutors said the boy managed to grab what appeared to be a gun from Delosreyes during the ordeal, only to find out it was fake.
According to Daily Republic, the life-without-parole term followed jury convictions for kidnapping to commit rape and multiple sexual-offense counts, including forcible lewd acts on a child under 14, forcible sodomy of a child under 14 and aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14. The judgment also includes a five-year determinate term that must be served before the life sentence begins. Deputy District Attorney Carrie Gylling prosecuted the case.
The crimes trace back to June 5, 2024, when the two students were approached along a bike path between Meadowlark Drive and East Tabor Avenue near Grange Middle School. They were reportedly forced into a vehicle at gunpoint, then later freed themselves and reported the attack to school staff. Detectives reviewed hours of surveillance video and used drone and motorcycle units in the search that culminated in an arrest in July 2024, as reported by CBS San Francisco. The school district arranged mental-health support for the students after the assault.
Prosecutors told reporters and the court that a DNA comparison matched Delosreyes to evidence from the scene, and they credited a multidisciplinary effort that included the DA’s Courage Center, SANE/SART personnel and the Department of Justice Bureau of Forensic Services in building the case, per Daily Republic. The DA’s office also named victim advocates Andrea Vela and Melissa Vences and investigator Kathryn Lenke among those who assisted the probe and trial, saying the combination of forensic work and a victim-centered approach helped secure the convictions.
What the sentence means
Life without the possibility of parole removes the standard path to release. In California, relief from such a sentence typically requires extraordinary steps such as gubernatorial clemency or a successful resentencing petition, the Legislative Analyst's Office notes. That places Delosreyes’ punishment among the harshest penalties available under state law, leaving little realistic chance of parole absent rare executive or judicial action.
The case was first reported at the time of the arrest by local outlets, including a piece that first detailed the schoolchildren kidnapping charges, and Tuesday’s sentence marks the conclusion of a long-running prosecution in Solano County Superior Court. The DA’s office said victim services remain available to those affected as the sentence is processed and carried out.
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