Man drugged, raped and murdered 14-year-old daughter then buried body in back yard

A child sex monster drugged, raped and murdered his 14-year-old daughter and abused two other underage girls.



Mark Mesiti, 49, finally confessed to his sickening crimes on Wednesday after evading justice for more than 11 years.

He claimed his daughter Alycia had gone on a camping trip with friends when she was reported missing in 2006.

Three years later detectives found her body buried in the back yard of Mesiti’s home at the time in Ceres, California,

A post-mortem exam found she had died as a result of “mixed drug intoxication”.

Police later discovered images of Mesiti sexually abusing Alycia while she was unconscious.

His murder trial was repeatedly delayed by a number of administrative problems.

Mesiti was already facing trial on drugs charges in Los Angeles.

Mesiti was also accused of sexually abusing an eight-year-old girl and a girl aged 16-17-years-old.

Jurors were forced to watch three days of evidence before Mesiti suddenly decided to plead guilty to all charges in exchange for the death penalty being taken off the table.

All 49 charges were put to him again and he pleaded guilty to every one in a process that took 45 minutes, according to local newspaper the Modesto Bee.