Michael Russell, 24, pleaded no contest to charges of furnishing drugs and conducting sexual relations with a Santa Cruz County minor.
In regard to a 17-year-old victim, Russell pleaded no contest to seven felonies, including unlawful sexual intercourse — originally filed as a sex trafficking charge, two counts of possessing obscene matter, two counts of an adult giving a minor a controlled substance and two counts of lewd communications with a minor. According to the District Attorney’s Office, the abuse spanned July 2020 to July 2021.
Russell is scheduled to appear before Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Stephen Siegel for sentencing at 10 a.m., Feb. 8.
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