| For Immediate Release Case # 12CF1076 April 12, 2012 |
Susan Kang Schroeder Chief of Staff Office: 714-347-8408 Cell: 714-292-2718 Farrah Emami
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MAN CHARGED WITH FORCIBLE RAPE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT OF WOMAN HE MET ONLINE UNDER PRETENSE OF PERFORMING SPIRITUAL CLEANSING
SANTA ANA – A man has been charged with forcibly raping and sexually assaulting a woman in a Santa Ana motel room after luring her under the pretense of performing a spiritual cleansing to help bring her children from Mexico to California. Alberto Flores Ramirez, 36, San Clemente, is charged with one felony count each of forcible rape, forcible oral copulation, and sexual penetration by foreign object by force. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of 12 years in state prison and lifetime sex offender registration. Ramirez is being held on $100,000 bail and is expected to be arraigned today, Thursday, April 12, 2012, at 3:00 p.m. in Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana.
Ramirez is accused of meeting 33-year-old Jane Doe through an online dating website. On April 3, 2012, he is accused of meeting Jane Doe at a McDonald’s in Santa Ana. Ramirez is accused of telling Jane Doe that he could help her to bring her children to California from Mexico by performing a spiritual cleansing on her to get rid of her negative vibes. Jane Doe agreed to participate.
The defendant is accused of driving Jane Doe from the McDonald’s to a motel in Santa Ana. Once inside a motel room, he is accused of instructing Jane Doe to undress in order for him to perform the cleansing. Jane Doe removed her clothing but left on her bra and underwear. Ramirez is accused of rubbing raw eggs on the victim’s body and fondling Jane Doe.
When the victim attempted to cover herself with the comforter from the bed, Ramirez is accused of jumping on top of the victim and restraining her. Jane Doe struggled to get away and the defendant is accused of digitally penetrating the victim and then strangling her. He is accused of threatening Jane Doe that she had to stop fighting and then forcibly orally copulating and raping the victim.
After the sexual assault, Ramirez is accused of driving Jane Doe back to her car. The victim drove away from the parking lot and called 911 from her car. The Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) responded and investigated this case.
On April 10, 2012, Ramirez is accused of driving to a Santa Ana parking lot with the intention of meeting Jane Doe again and was arrested by SAPD at that time.
Anyone with additional information or who believes they have been a victim is encouraged to contact Supervising District Attorney Investigator Lou Gutierrez at (714) 347-8794 or SAPD Detective Rick Perez at (714) 245-8379.