Case # 15WF0292
Date: June 20, 2018
MAN CONVICTED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING AND COMMITTING LEWD ACTS ON 2-YEAR-OLD GIRL
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was convicted today of sexually assaulting and committing lewd acts on a 2-year-old girl.
Defendant: Joseph Michael Hishmeh, 25, Garden Grove
Found guilty by a jury today of the following felony counts: Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
Case # 15WF0292
Date: March 12, 2015
MAN TO BE ARRAIGNED FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING AND COMMITTING LEWD ACTS ON 2-YEAR-OLD GIRL
WESTMINSTER – A man is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow for sexually assaulting a 2-year-old girl and committing lewd acts upon her. Joseph Michael Hishmeh, 21, Garden Grove, is charged with one felony count of sexual penetration with a child 10 years or younger, five felony counts of lewd acts upon a child under 14, and a sentencing enhancement allegation for committing substantial sexual conduct with a child. If convicted, Hishmeh faces a maximum sentence of 31 years to life in state prison. He is being held on $1 million bail and is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow, Friday, March 13, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in Department W-12, West Justice Center, Westminster.
Between April 30, 2014, and Sept. 1, 2014, Hishmeh is accused of committing lewd acts upon 2-year-old Jane Doe in his home by touching her breasts, vagina, and legs under her clothes with sexual intent. On one occasion, he is accused of digitally penetrating Jane Doe’s vagina. The evidence was discovered during an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Continue reading