FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Case # 13NF2420
Date: September 28, 2017
MAN CONVICTED OF KIDNAPPING AND FORCIBLY RAPING 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND ATTEMPTING TO KIDNAP AND SEXUALLY ASSAULT THREE OTHER VICTIMS AGES 11 TO 16
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was convicted today of kidnapping, forcibly raping, and sodomizing a 14-year-old girl and attempting to kidnap three other victims ages 11 to 16 with the intent to commit a sex offense.
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Defendant |
Charges |
Maximum Sentence |
Court Date |
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Elias Omar Xicotencatl, 26, Anaheim |
Found guilty by a jury today of the following felony counts:
Sentencing Enhancements Allegations Found True
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Life in state prison without the possibility of parole |
Sentencing
Dec. 8, 2017, 9:00 a.m.
Department C-40, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana |
Circumstances of the Case
- On March 31, 2011, Xicotencatl kidnapped 14-year-old Jane Doe 1, who was walking to Loara High School (LHS) in the city of Anaheim.
- The defendant drove Jane Doe 1 to an unknown location, blindfolded and tied the victim’s hands and feet, then forcibly raped and sodomized her.
- During the morning of Nov. 9, 2012, as 11-year-old Jane Doe 2 and 12-year-old Jane Doe 3 were walking to Ball Junior High School in Anaheim, Xicotencatl attempted to kidnap the victims with the intent to commit a sex offense.
- On July 13, 2013, the defendant attempted to kidnap 16-year-old Jane Doe 4 as she was walking to LHS for cross country practice. Xicotencatl assaulted the victim with the intent to commit a sex offense.
- Anaheim Police Department investigated this case and arrested Xicotencatl on July 13, 2013.
Prosecutor: Deputy District Attorney Rick Zimmer, Sexual Assault Unit.