Martinez, California – from www.mercurynews.com — The founder of a Bay Area chips and salsa company was sentenced Friday to 38 years to life in prison for sexual assaults on a 13-year-old girl and a 25-year-old woman.

San Pablo resident Luis Campos, also known as Luis Campos Chicas, was found guilty at a September jury trial of 11 felony sex crimes for the attacks that occurred in 2007. A third woman testified that Campos raped her in 2003, but statute of limitations barred prosecutors from filing charges.

Campos and his wife founded Casa Chicas, a successful chips and salsa company with products sold by major retailers such as Whole Foods and Lucky. The business was built from the ground up in San Pablo, and is now headquartered in Richmond.

Campos’ brothers told the judge Friday that the 46-year-old businessman has been a role model in their large family and the community, providing jobs to people who could otherwise not find employment.

“Overall, he is a good person with a good heart. He made mistakes and we understand that,” one brother said.

The judge said Campos’ victims were family members or employees — people who were particularly vulnerable because of his power over them.

“I understand that Mr. Campos has done some good things in his life … but he has one part of him that is a sexual predator and he has treated women under his control like chattel,” Judge Leslie Landau said.