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Elderly man arrested for molesting a developmentally disabled little girl at Jerome Park

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Francisco Ramirez

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: Detectives Arrest Suspect For Sexually Molesting Developmentally Delayed Minor – Believe There May Be Additional Victims

Arrested: Francisco Ramirez (75) Santa Ana

Francisco Ramirez (75-years-old) was arrested for sexually molesting a 10-year-old developmentally delayed girl on multiple occasions. Ramirez was a volunteer at the Southwest Senior Center at Jerome Park. The incidents occurred during the month of July at the senior center garden. Continue reading→

Century H.S. volleyball coach facing 11 years in prison for alleged sex with three students

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Omar Rojas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Case # 18CF2213

Date: Aug. 7, 2018

LAW ENFORCEMENT SEEKING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL COACH CHARGED WITH UNLAWFUL SEXUAL INTERCOURSE WITH THREE MINOR STUDENTS

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Law enforcement is seeking potential additional victims of a high school volleyball coach charged today with unlawful sexual intercourse with three minor students.

Defendant: Omar Rojas, 28, Santa Ana

Charged today with the following felony counts: Continue reading→

Santa Ana Unified School District’s statement on the arrest of Omar Rojas

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Omar Rojas

NEWS RELEASE

Santa Ana Unified School District’s Statement on the Arrest of Omar Rojas

SANTA ANA, CA (August 7, 2018) – Santa Ana Unified School District was notified, August 3, 2018 that Omar Rojas, a volleyball coach at Century High School and District Safety Officer at Sierra Preparatory Academy was arrested and booked for allegations of sexual misconduct with a former student of Century. These allegations are being taken seriously and are in direct conflict of the District’s zero-tolerance policy relating to staff misconduct, in which all district employees are held at the highest ethical standards. This includes reporting any suspicious activity involving abuse or neglect of a child directly to authorities, as mandated by law. Failure to do so is a criminal violation of the law. Continue reading→

Century High School volleyball coach and safety officer arrested on multiple sexual assault charges

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Omar Rojas

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: DETECTIVES ARREST HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL COACH & SAFETY OFFICER FOR MULTIPLE SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES

Arrestee: Omar Rojas (28) Santa Ana

Synopsis: A 28-year-old volleyball coach at Century High School was arrested for having sex with several minor students. Omar Rojas is also currently employed as a District Safety Officer for the Santa Ana Unified School District. Santa Ana Unified School District Police contacted the Santa Ana Police Department to report allegations that Rojas had sexual intercourse with several students.

Santa Ana Police Department Special Crimes Section Detectives commenced the investigation and concluded that the incidents occurred in 2015. Rojas was not a District Safety Officer when these crimes were committed. On numerous occasions, Rojas would have the victims excused from class in order to meet them for the purposes of engaging in sexual activity on campus. The victims were 17-years-old at the time and no longer students at Century High School. Continue reading→

Texas man gets 15 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting a little girl in Santa Ana

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Dustin Lee Morgan

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Case # 15CF0503

TEXAS MAN SENTENCED TO 15 YEARS TO LIFE IN STATE PRISON FOR BREAKING INTO HOME OF 8-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTING HER WHILE SHE WAS ASLEEP IN HER BED

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A Texas man was sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison today for breaking into the home of an 8-year-old girl and sexually assaulting her while the victim was asleep in her bed.

Defendant: Dustin Lee Morgan, 36, Texarkana, Texas

Found guilty by a jury on June 25, 2018, of one felony count each of: Continue reading→

Garden Grove man gets 10 years in prison for molesting two children

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Victor Norman Ealey

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Case # 17WF1120

Date: July 11, 2018

MAN CONVICTED AND SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS IN PRISON FOR SEXUALLY ASSAULTING CHILDREN UNDER 14

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was convicted and sentenced to 10 years in state prison yesterday for sexually assaulting two victims under the age of 14.

Defendant: Victor Norman Ealey, 57, Garden Grove

Pleaded guilty yesterday to the following felony counts: Continue reading→

Texas man convicted of molesting an 8-year-old girl in Santa Ana

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Dustin Lee Morgan

Dustin Lee Morgan, a 39-year-old Texas man is scheduled to be sentenced on July 20, for breaking into an 8-year-old girl’s bedroom in Santa Ana and molesting her, according to the O.C. Register.

Morgan was convicted of lewd acts on a minor younger than 14 and sexual penetration with a child younger than 10, which are both felony charges. Continue reading→

Man arrested for molesting a little girl at a Santa Ana church on Father’s Day

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvmb6PCCDJI

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Detectives Arrest Suspect In Child Molestation Case. Believe There May Be Additional Victims

Suspect: Trinidad Tavarez (51) Santa Ana

Synopsis: A 4-year-old girl was sexually assaulted while attending a church service at Oasis Christian Church in Santa Ana on Father’s Day. Jose Trinidad Tavarez has been working as a handyman and security guard for the Oasis Christian Church for the past year. Tavarez has been living out of his van, which was parked on the church property. Continue reading→

Garden Grove man convicted of molesting a 2-year-old girl

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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→

Garden Grove man identified by his DNA pleads guilty to a sexual assault and robbery case

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Danny Thien Nguyen, a 28-year-old Garden Grove man pleaded guilty Thursday to sexually assaulting a woman during a robbery in Fountain Valley in 2012, and he was immediately sentenced to 22 years in prison, according to the O.C. Register.

Nguyen accepted charges of sexual penetration by a foreign object and force, kidnapping, robbery and sexual battery, which are all felonies. Nguyen also admitted to a sentencing enhancement for the use of a gun in the attack. Continue reading→

Santa Ana repeated offender arrested for molesting a 7-year-old relative

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Antonio Davila

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Detectives Arrest Suspect For Child Molestation & Possession Of Child Pornography. Detectives Believe There May Be Additional Victims

Suspect/Arrested: Antonio Davila (36) Santa Ana

A 36-year-old registered sex offender was arrested for child molestation and possession of child pornography. Antonio Davila took a picture of himself engaging in a sex act with a 7-year-old relative. Davila sent the photo to the child through her Snapchat account. The account was created by the child’s older sibling. The child was playing on her tablet when her mother discovered the message containing the disturbing image. The child’s mother reacted quickly and took a photo of the message before it disappeared. The child’s mother immediately called the police. Davila was arrested and Santa Ana Police detectives were called to investigate. Continue reading→

The OCDA is looking for more victims of the OC School of the Arts’ pervy violin teacher

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Case # 18HF0720

Date: May 18, 2018

LAW ENFORCEMENT SEEKING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF MUSIC TEACHER CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ASSAULTING VIOLIN STUDENT UNDER 11 YEARS OLD IN IRVINE

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Law enforcement is seeking potential additional victims of a music teacher who was charged and is scheduled to be arraigned today for sexually assaulting a violin student under 11 years old in Irvine.

Defendant: Peter Daesul Kwon, 32, Irvine

Charged today with the following felony counts: Continue reading→

A Tustin man was arrested on suspicion of attempted rape

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Norman Ibarra, a 28-year-old man from Tustin, is under arrest on suspicion of attempted rape, sexual assault and kidnapping after he allegedly attacked a woman walking along Mitchell Avenue in Tustin, May 12, according to the O.C. Register.

Ibarra was identified through surveillance and a canvas of the area and the police were also able to connect the suspect to the crime through DNA evidence found at the scene, according to the Tustin Police. Continue reading→

O.C. School of the Arts violin teacher arrested for alleged sexual misconduct

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Irvine Police Department Arrests Violin Teacher Accused of Sexual Misconduct

Irvine, Calif. (May 16, 2018) – The Irvine Police Department has arrested a violin teacher who is accused of felony sexual misconduct with a child from 2005-2007. Peter Kwon, 32, was taken into custody Wednesday at 11:55 a.m. outside his Irvine home.

At the time of the crimes, Kwon taught violin lessons out of his home. His victim, Jane Doe, was an 8-year-old student when the abuse began. Jane Doe came forward to Irvine Police detectives last month and an investigation was initiated. Kwon was arrested for lewd acts with a child under age 14 and digital penetration of a child under age 10. Police believe there is at least one other victim. Continue reading→

A man tried to rape a woman in Tustin early on Saturday morning near Frontier Park

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Early on Saturday morning Tustin Police responded to a call of a sexual assault on Mitchell Ave east of Red Hill Ave., near Frontier Park, according to the Tustin Police.

A suspect described as a Hispanic male of medium height, approximately 25 to 35 years old with black hair, walked up behind a woman as she was walking eastbound on the south side of the 1500 block of Mitchell Avenue at about 6 a.m. Continue reading→