Man Admits Molesting at Home of Baby-Sitter

The 38-year-old son of a professional baby-sitter pleaded guilty Thursday to four counts of child molestation in Norwalk Superior Court. David Toft of Whittier will be sentenced May 9 for one felony charge and three misdemeanor charges of molestation.

In exchange for his plea, prosecutors will drop three other felony counts and three misdemeanor counts at the sentencing hearing, Deputy Dist. Atty. Marilyn Seymour said. Toft faces a maximum sentence of eight years.

Toft was accused of molesting seven boys, ranging in age from 8 to 14, from November, 1989, through January, 1991, when he was arrested. Toft lived with his mother, who ran a baby-sitting service, neighbors said. “He was like the neighborhood buddy,” said one victim’s parent, who asked to remain anonymous. “All the boys played at David’s house because he had a computer system in his garage.”