The Mendocino County Courthouse in Ukiah, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (Sydney Fishman/Bay City News)

MENDOCINO CO., 1/8/26 — An Anderson Valley musician was sentenced Wednesday to more than two years in prison after previously pleading guilty to child sexual abuse charges in Mendocino County Superior Court in Ukiah.  

Ryan Clayton Davis, a 42-year-old Navarro resident, a longtime bandleader, guitarist and touring musician, pleaded guilty to two felony charges â€” oral copulation of a person under 18 years old, and contacting and communicating with a minor for the purpose of engaging in lewd and lascivious behavior.  

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Sydney Fishman is a UC Berkeley California Local News Fellow and lives full time in Ukiah. Reach her at sydney@mendovoice.com or through her Signal username @sydannfish.67.