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Uber driver charged with raping a Santa Ana woman who was intoxicated

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Angel Sanchez

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Case # 17CF1023

Date: April 26, 2017

UBER DRIVER CHARGED FOR RAPE OF FEMALE PASSENGER

SANTA ANA, Calif. – An Uber driver was charged yesterday with raping a female passenger in Santa Ana.

Defendant/Charges/Maximum Sentence/Court Date

  • Angel Sanchez, 37, Costa Mesa
  • One felony count of rape of intoxicated victim
  • Eight years in state prison
  • Arraignment: May 1, 2017, 8:30 a.m. at Department C-55, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana

Circumstances of the Case Continue reading→

The SAPD arrested an Uber driver for sexually assaulting a female passenger

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: Detectives Arrest Uber Driver For Sexual Assault & Believe There May Be Additional Victims

Arrested: Angel Sanchez (37) Costa Mesa, Booked into the SAPD Jail on the Sexual Assault Charges and being held on $100,000 bail

During the evening hours of March 30, 2017, a female adult requested an Uber ride from a company gathering to her home in Santa Ana. The female victim was picked up by Uber driver Angel Sanchez in a 2016 Grey Toyota Sienna (similar to the one pictured), and driven to a street near her residence in Santa Ana. There, Sanchez sexually assaulted the victim in the Toyota Sienna.

After the sexual assault, the victim ran from the suspect’s vehicle and immediately called the police department for assistance. Continue reading→