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A Santa Ana church leader was sentenced to 45 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting three girls he met through his church, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday. Carlos Ramirez Valdez, 61, of Riverside, was found guilty in August of 11 felony counts of lewd acts with a child under 14 and three felony counts of oral copulation or sexual penetration with a child under 10, prosecutors said. Prosecutors said Valdez...