Former Gridley Mayor Sentenced to Prison for Sex Crimes

Former Gridley mayor sentenced to prison for sex crimes

Robert Brian Bassett, the former mayor of Gridley, has been sentenced to over four years in prison for sex crimes involving an underage foreign exchange student.

Former mayor sentenced for crimes involving a teen

Robert Brian Bassett, the 58-year-old former mayor of Biggs, California, has been sentenced to four years and four months in prison following his conviction for sexually abusing a 17-year-old foreign exchange student. The sentencing took place in Butte County Superior Court, where the judge imposed the maximum possible term for the three felony child-sex-abuse charges to which Bassett pleaded no contest.  As reported by the NY Post, the timeline…

Ex-mayor sexually 'groomed' underage foreign exchange student in California

Robert Bassett violated her 'trust,' the victim claims.

Former Northern California mayor gets four years in prison for sex crimes with high school student

Former Biggs Mayor Robert Brian Basset, who admitted to having sex with an underage foreign exchange student he hosted in 2023, was sentenced to prison.

Former California mayor sentenced to prison for sexually abusing 17-year-old foreign exchange student

US News: Robert Brian Bassett, a former mayor in California, sentenced to 4 years for sexually abusing a 17-year-old foreign exchange student. Victim's testimony highlights betrayal and grooming. Bassett faces sex offender registration upon release.

Former Biggs Mayor sentenced on sex crime charges with former foreign exchange student

Former Biggs Mayor Robert “Brian” Bassett was sentenced to four years and four months in prison after previously admitting to multiple sex-crime charges ...