Philo man facing 7 felony sex charges alleging sex with a underage girl appears in Fort Bragg courthouse Monday. Case was filed March 27.
A 41-year-old Philo man facing seven felony sex charges involving a teenage girl appeared in Fort Bragg’s Ten Mile Court on Monday. The case was filed March 27. The filing alleges Ryan Clayton Davis either performed sex acts or tried to contact the girl for sex acts beginning May 1, 2023, and ending Oct 28, 2024. There is no allegation of force or threats in the filing.
Davis hired private attorney Robert Boyd, who appeared with him in court on Monday to ask for and get a continuance in the case.
The prosecution alleges that the victim was “particularly vulnerable” as defined by several state laws. This is listed as a possible factor in aggravation, which can figure into sentencing should the case be decided unfavorably for Davis.
Another possible aggravating factor alleged was that Davis allegedly took advantage of a “position of trust.” Protective orders were filed to keep the suspect away from the victim and a 43-year-old local woman. On April 15, he signed an agreement with the court to be released on his own recognizance (A promise to appear in court).
That OR agreement specified he would be charged with a felony if he didn’t meet the terms of the release agreement. Davis appeared wearing a suit, sitting through four hours of court before Boyd was able to win him a continuance on the setting of a preliminary hearing. A preliminary hearing is when the prosecution tries to prove to a judge that there are enough facts to substantiate the charges against him and order him to face trial, or a negotiated settlement. When asked, Boyd said he had a policy of not commenting on ongoing court cases.
(The following are excerpts from the court files and contain sexual content. We have committed some specific graphic references. The capitals come from the court file and are simply meant to make the actual legal charge stand out from the rest of the verbage.)
COUNT ONE
On or about May 1, 2023, in the County of Mendocino, State of California, the crime of LEWD ACT WITH CHILD 14 OR 15 YEARS OF AGE in violation of PC288(c)(1), a Felony, was committed in that RYAN CLAYTON DAVIS did then and there willfully and lewdly commit a lewd and lascivious act upon and with the body or any part or member thereof Jane Doe #1, a child of 15 years of age and the defendant was at least ten (10) years older than the child.
COUNT TWO
On or about August 10, 2024, in the County of Mendocino, State of California, the crime of Oral Copulation Of A Person Under 18 Years Of Age, in violation of PC287(b)(1 ), a Felony, was committed by RYAN CLAYTON DAVIS, who did unlawfully participate in an act of ……with Jane Doe #1, who is a person under the age of 18 years.
COUNT THREE
On or about August 20, 2024, in the County of Mendocino, State of California, the crime of Oral Copulation Of A Person Under 18 Years Of Age, in violation of PC287(b)(1), a Felony, was committed by RYAN CLAYTON DAVIS, who did unlawfully participate in an act of….. with Jane Doe #1, who is a person under the age of 18 years.
COUNT FOUR
On or about September 23, 2024, in the County of Mendocino, State of California, the crime of Oral Copulation Of A Person Under 18 Years Of Age, in violation of PC287(b)(1), a Felony, was committed by RYAN CLAYTON DAVIS, who did unlawfully participate in an act of …with Jane Doe #1, who is a person under the age of 18 years.
COUNT FIVE
On or about September 25, 2024, in the County of Mendocino, State of California, the crime of ENGAGING OR COMMUNICATING WITH A MINOR FOR PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN LEWD AND LASCIVIOUS BEHAVIOR in violation of PC288.3(a), a Felony,
was committed in that RYAN CLAYTON DAVIS did unlawfully contact or communicate with a minor, to wit, Jane Doe #1 or attempt to contact or communicate with a minor, who knows or reasonably should have known that the person is a minor, with intent to commit a lewd or lascivious act involving the minor.
COUNT SIX
On or about October 28, 2024, in the County of Mendocino, State of California, the crime of ENGAGING OR COMMUNICATING WITH A MINOR FOR PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN LEWD AND LASCIVIOUS BEHAVIOR in violation of PC288.3(a), a Felony, was committed in that RYAN CLAYTON DAVIS did unlawfully contact or communicate with a minor, to wit, Jane Doe #1 or attempt to contact or communicate with a minor, who knows or reasonably should have known that the person is a minor, with intent to commit a lewd or lascivious act involving the minor.
COUNT SEVEN
On or about October 28, 2024, in the County of Mendocino, State of California, the crime of ATTEMPTED UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WITH MINOR in violation of PC664/261.5(c), a Felony, was committed in that RYAN CLAYTON DAVIS did then and
there willfully and unlawfully attempt to have and accomplish an act of sexual intercourse with Jane Doe #1 not the defendant’s spouse, who was a minor under the age of 18, and who was more than three years younger than the defendant.
( Mendocinocoast.news has pledged to cover serious and significant cases we uncover in court filings, courtroom observation and other sources. We will not simply cover press releases issued by the authorities and we will follow up on any story we publish to determine the outcome. There will be a few more from recent court filings and the day in court on Monday).
