A 43-year-old Banning man who sexually assaulted a woman and molested a 12-year-old girl was sentenced Monday to 30 years to life in state prison.

A Banning jury in early July convicted Steven Roy McElroy of forcible rape, lewd acts on a minor, assault with intent to commit rape and a sentence-enhancing allegation of targeting multiple victims. He was acquitted of a related charge of rape of an intoxicated person.

During a hearing at the Banning Justice Center Monday afternoon, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Mark Singerton imposed the sentence required under state law for the crimes.

McElroy was arrested in 2022 following a Banning Police Department investigation that relied on statements from victims going back a decade.

The defendant was charged for the assault on the 12-year-

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