Date: March 10, 2016
NINE MEN CONVICTED OF LOITERING WITH INTENT TO COMMIT PROSTITUTION OR AGREEING TO ENGAGE IN PROSTITUTION
*Conviction details of sex purchasers are featured on the OCDA website
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) convicted nine men in February 2016 of loitering with the intent to commit prostitution or agreeing to engage in prostitution. The defendants in these cases approached a woman whom they believed to be a prostitute, or loitered in areas known for prostitution and human trafficking in Orange County. Each of the defendants below agreed to engage, or loitered with the intent to engage, in commercial sex with a woman and were subsequently arrested by law enforcement.
| Defendant | Conviction | Sentence |
| Juan Julian Cruz Apolinar, 29, Santa Ana | Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution | Twenty days of Caltrans in lieu of jail, three years informal probation, must submit a DNA sample, and must submit to AIDS testing and education |
| Jacob Joseph Juno, 39, San Clemente | Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution | Thirty-two days in jail, three years informal probation, and must submit a DNA sample |
| Luis Manuel Hurbidebahena, 39, Santa Ana | Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution | Ten days of Caltrans in lieu of jail, three years informal probation, must submit a DNA sample, and must submit to AIDS testing and education |
| Javier Osiris Montero, 36, Wildomar | Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution | Ten days of Caltrans in lieu of jail, three years informal probation, and must submit to AIDS testing and education |
| Kevin Nguyen, 22, Garden Grove | Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution | Ten days of Caltrans in lieu of jail, three years informal probation, must submit a DNA sample, and must submit to AIDS testing and education |
| Marcelino Dura Ortega, 44, Garden Grove | Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of loitering with intent to commit prostitution | Fifteen days of Caltrans in lieu of jail, three years informal probation, must submit a DNA sample, submit ADS testing and education, and contribute $50 to the Victim Witness Emergency Fund (VWEF) |
| Felix Salgado, 26, Riverside | Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of loitering with intent to commit prostitution | Four months in jail, three years informal probation, and must submit to AIDS testing and education |
| Robert Tellez, 36, Corona | Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution | Twenty days of Caltrans in lieu of jail, two years informal probation, must submit to AIDS testing and education, and contribute $100 to VWEF |
| Pele Ron Tempraseut, 39, Santa Ana | Pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution | Forty-five days in jail, three years informal probation, and must submit to AIDS testing and education. |
The OCDA posts the booking photos, when available, and conviction details of defendants on the sex purchasers section of the OCDA’s website, and can be found at: https://orangecountyda.org/media/sexpurchasers.asp.
Defendants seeking to be removed from the OCDA website must complete and submit a form available online which can be found under the sex purchasers section of the OCDA website or at the following link: https://orangecountyda.org/documents/SexPurchaserRemovalRequestForm.pdf.
The Garden Grove Police Department and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) investigated these cases, as well as the Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force (OCHTTF). Members of the OCHTTF and the OCDA work proactively to protect women and minors from falling victim to commercial sexual exploitation. OCHTTF is a partnership between the Anaheim Police Department, California Highway Patrol, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Huntington Beach Police Department, Irvine Police Department, OCDA, OCSD, and community and non-profit partners.
Deputy District Attorney Jim Bilek of the HEAT Unit prosecuted these cases.