The following is a press issued by the Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office:
A Mendocino County Superior Court jury returned from its deliberations just before the close of business Tuesday afternoon to announce it had found the trial defendant guilty as charged.
Defendant Timothy Scott McIlvain, age 55, generally of Cloverdale, was convicted by jury verdict of misdemeanor sexual battery, misdemeanor attempted indecent exposure, and misdemeanor delaying or obstructing a peace officer.
In late May of this year the defendant groped an intimate part of a female food/drink sales demonstrator working at the Costco store in Ukiah. He then moved on to a different food/drink sales demonstrator and attempted to expose his penis to that woman.
After Costco management called for police assistance, the defendant delayed and obstructed the two Ukiah police officers who responded to the store to investigate.
While it was not brought to the attention of the jury, the defendant committed the above crimes while on court probation for a misdemeanor vandalism conviction he suffered here in Mendocino County in 2023. After the jury was excused, the Court found true the District Attorney’s allegations that the defendant had violated the terms of his probation on May 30th.
On motion of the DA, the defendant was remanded into the custody of the Sheriff pending sentencing or, alternatively, unless and until he posts a $30,000 bail bond.
The sentencing hearing now stands calendared for Thursday, October 31st at 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon in Department H of Ukiah’s downtown courthouse.
The law enforcement agency that investigated the May crimes was the Ukiah Police Department.
The DA’s Bureau of Investigation provided witness and courtroom support that allowed the People’s case to be presented to the jury in an efficient manner.
District Attorney David Eyster presented the People’s evidence to the jury and will also handle the sentencing hearing on the 31st.
The DA extends a special note of appreciation to the two women who showed courage by coming to court, confronting the defendant in the courtroom, and testifying before the jury about how defendant McIlvain had separately victimized each of them.
Retired Mendocino County Superior Court Judge Richard J. Henderson, sitting on temporary assignment, presided over the two-day trial. Judge Henderson will also preside over the sentencing hearing this coming Thursday morning.
Stupid court. He heard the food demo clerk say “show me your sausage” not ” wanna try our new sausage”.
If a girl was the perp here then all the men would say “if a guy did this he’d be cancelled!” not realizing guys do this
Instead of the “me too” movement we should have called it the “too bad, women’s lives don’t matter forever and always nothing you can do about it, you’re a talking cow” movement.
We get it, you hate women
No I hate people with uteruses .
Chop off genitals, release. Simple stuff people. Too much….get a rope.
Matt,
Since Houston v Maricopa ended the public display of booking photos in District 9 for those not yet convicted of the crime they were arrested for, can we, please, have photos of those convicted?