Michael Keith Rubino pleaded guilty in federal court to sexual exploitation of a minor. Rubino recorded a video on his iPhone of sexually explicit conduct with a 17-year-old girl who lived with him for six weeks in late 2024. After the victim was admitted to a hospital, Rubino told law enforcement he never had sex with her despite knowing he had done so while she was 17. He will be sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley on Nov. 11 and faces a mandatory minimum 15-year federal prison term, a maximum of 30 years, a $250,000 fine, and likely sex-offender registration. The case arose from a Vacaville Police Department investigation with FBI assistance as part of Project Safe Childhood.
According to court documents, Rubino used his iPhone to record a video of himself engaging in sexually explicit conduct with a 17-year-old girl who lived with him for approximately six weeks in late 2024. After his victim was admitted to a local hospital, he told law enforcement officers that he never had sex with her, despite knowing that he had done so while she was 17, Grant said.
At sentencing, Rubino, who is not in custody in Sacramento County Jail, faces a mandatory minimum prison term of 15 years and a maximum term of 30 years, as well as a $250,000 fine. He also likely will have to register as a sexual offender. The actual sentence, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court and the federal sentencing guidelines, which take into account a number of variables.
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