FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 18CF3203
Date: November 20, 2018
MAN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT OF FOUR MINOR GIRLS
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was arraigned yesterday after being charged with sexually assaulting four minor girls.
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Defendant |
Charges |
Maximum Sentence |
Court Date |
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Matthew Michael Taylor, 21, La Palma |
Charged on Nov. 15, 2018, with the following felony counts:
Sentencing Enhancement
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15 years to life in state prison |
Pre-trial hearing Nov. 26, 2018, 8:30 a.m. Department C-55, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana Bail: $1 million |
Circumstances of the Case
- Taylor is accused of meeting 17-year-old Jane Doe 4 online, then forcibly raping and sodomizing the victim in August 2015.
- In August 2016, the defendant is accused of again sexually assaulting then-18-year-old Jane Doe 4.
- During the fall of 2017, Taylor is accused of having unlawful sexual intercourse with 14-year-old Jane Doe 2.
- On March 11, 2018, Taylor is accused of having unlawful sexual intercourse with 16-year-old Jane Doe 3, then forcibly raping 15-year-old Jane Doe 1.
- Jane Doe 1 reported the assault to a family member, who contacted the police.
- Tustin Police Department investigated this case with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and arrested the defendant on Nov. 16, 2018.
Prosecutor: Deputy District Attorney Shiba Etemadian, Sexual Assault Unit