RICHMOND — A Bay Area musician and producer was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading no contest to the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl he reportedly invited to “make beats” with, court records show.
Marlin Robinson, 28, was sentenced to five years and four months in state prison, after pleading no contest to unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, committing a lewd act on a child, and distributing pornography to a minor. Charges of forcible rape and meeting a minor for lewd purposes were dismissed as part of the deal.
The deal was finalized in June, when Robinson was transferred to state prison, but hasn’t been previously reported. The case was last heard in the superior court system on Nov. 28, when a judge confirmed receipt of Robinson’s DNA as part of the plea deal, court records show.
Police say the 15-year-old girl reported that she met Robinson in Oakland, and that he invited her to make beats with her in Richmond. She told investigators that in January 2021 he picked up her and a younger relative, and drove them to a Richmond residence. She ended up in a backyard shed with Robinson, where she told police she agreed to have sex, but that he then ignored her when she told him to stop.
The pornography charge stems from Robinson allegedly sending a picture of his penis to the girl three months later, from his Instagram account. He allegedly told the girl that he wanted to see her again, court records show.
During a police interview, Robinson denied knowing the girl was 15, and said a conversation where he allegedly said, “I’ll take you both naked,” referring to the girl and her 13-year-old relative, had been taken out of context.
The charges were filed in April 2021, so Robinson gets credit for time served in the county jail, before the plea deal was finalized. He is eligible for parole in 2024, according to prison records.
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