A MAN convicted of sexual assault in Huntington Beach faces sentencing in December (Shutterstock).

A man convicted this week of sexually assaulting two women during massage sessions in Huntington Beach is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 15.

Mathew Wase Langmos, 33, a masseur at a spa in Huntington Beach, was convicted of one count of rape, four counts of sexual penetration by a foreign object and one count of attempted sexual penetration

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The incidents are reported to have occurred on Sept. 21 and Sept. 26 in 2021.

Langmos could be sentenced to 16 to 33 years in prison, as each offense is a felony.

Library censorship issue may
go back to the courtroom

The Huntington Beach City Council is planning an appeal of an Orange County Superior Court ruling that declared its restrictions on books for minors in its library system was illegal.

A policy was enacted by the council requiring that youths would face restrictions on books with sexual content, and moved to create a review board to decide which books could be bought.

A judge ruled that the policy violated the state’s Freedom to Read Act.

In June, voters voted 58.41 percent to 41.59 percent to eliminate the board, which the council acknowledged.

At a meeting earlier this month the city attorney announced that an appeal from the court’s decision is being prepared at no cost to the public.

All-clear at Marina High

An off-campus incident led to a lockdown at Marina High School in Huntington Beach on Thursday morning.
According to police, the situation was “quickly resolved” and lockdown was lifted. There was no threat to the school or students.