Ignacio Gaytan Hernandez, a 40-year-old Santa Ana man, was acquitted Tuesday of molesting the two daughters of his former girlfriend, according to the O.C. Register.
The girls, ages 11 and 14, accused their mother’s boyfriend of molesting them when they were 9 and 11 years old, according to Hernandez’ attorney, O.C. Deputy Public Defender Sara W. Ross said.
Ross said that the girls “had credibility issues and there was a lot of doubt. They had lied before – they had made false accusations before. And their statements were pretty inconsistent.” Continue reading