OCDA SEEKING PUBLIC’S HELP IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICITMS OF A MAN ACCUSED OF FORCIBLY RAPING TWO TEENAGERS IN SANTA ANA AND SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Case # 17HF1025      

Date: August 9, 2017

OCDA SEEKING PUBLIC’S HELP IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICITMS OF A MAN ACCUSED OF FORCIBLY RAPING TWO TEENAGERS IN SANTA ANA AND SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO

SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) is seeking the public’s help identifying potential additional victims of a man who is accused of forcibly raping and sexually assaulting two teenagers in Santa Ana and San Juan Capistrano.

Circumstances of the Case:

• On or about July 13, 2016, Garcia is accused of approaching 16-year-old Jane Doe 1 in a residential neighborhood in the city of San Juan Capistrano.
• Jane Doe 1 knew the defendant only as “Tiburon,” a nickname which means “shark” in Spanish.
• The defendant is accused of pulling Jane Doe 1 into a garage, locking the door, and sexually assaulting the victim.
• On the evening of Aug.18, 2016, the defendant is accused of contacting 19-year-old Jane Doe 2, who was lost in the city of Santa Ana.
• The defendant is accused of providing Jane Doe 2 with an alcoholic beverage which, unknown to the victim, contained an illegal drug. Garcia is further accused of sexually assaulting Jane Doe 2 in the backseat of his car.
• On July 30, 2017, Garcia is accused of returning to Jane Doe 1’s neighborhood in San Juan Capistrano.
• Jane Doe 1 saw the defendant and identified him as the man who sexually assaulted her, and contacted the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD).
• Santa Ana Police Department and OCSD conducted a joint investigation and OCSD arrested Garcia on Aug. 1, 2017.

The investigation in this case is ongoing. Anyone with additional information or who believes they have been a victim is encouraged to contact OCDA Supervising Investigator Eric Wiseman 714-347-8794.

Prosecutor: Senior Deputy District Attorney Heidi Garrel of the Sexual Assault Unit.