| For Immediate Release November 1, 2013 |
Susan Kang Schroeder Chief of Staff Office: 714-347-8408 Cell: 714-292-2718 Farrah Emami
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THIRTEEN MEN CONVICTED AND SENTENCED FOR ATTEMPTING OR AGREEING TO ENGAGE IN PROSTITUTION
SANTA ANA – Thirteen men were convicted and sentenced for attempting or agreeing to engage in prostitution. Geobani Jonathan Benitez, 24, Tustin; Eufermio Duarte, 36, Santa Ana; Ierusamlema Stevenson Faupusa, 37 Los Alamitos; Jeremy Fields, 38, Costa Mesa; Michael Allen Gomez, 51, Santa Ana; Juan Valdez Heredia, 67, Santa Ana; Noe Hernandez, 35, Santa Ana; and Arnulfo Martinez, 28, Santa Ana; each pleaded guilty in October 2013, to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution. Jesus Quezada Cisneros, 55, Garden Grove, pleaded guilty Oct. 10, 2013, to one misdemeanor count of loitering with intent to commit prostitution.
Benitez, Cisneros, Duarte, Fields, Faupusa, Gomez, Heredia, Hernandez, and Arnulfo Martinez, were each sentenced to three years informal probation and 10 days in jail with the possibility of CalTrans in lieu of jail, and must submit to AIDS testing and education. Benitez, Cisneros, Duarte, Faupusa, Fields, and Hernandez, were also required to donate to the Victim/Witness Emergency Fund.
Felipe Barrera Vargas, 33, Garden Grove, pleaded guilty Oct. 11, 2013, to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution with one prior conviction and sentenced to three years informal probation, 45 days in jail, and must submit to AIDS testing and education.
Evaristo Nestor Martinez, 41, Santa Ana, pleaded guilty Oct. 24, 2013, to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution with two prior convictions and was sentenced to three years informal probation, three months in jail, and must submit to AIDS testing and education.
Adan Soriano, 31, Garden Grove, pleaded guilty Oct. 25, 2013, to a court offer to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution with a prior conviction and was sentenced to three years informal probation and five days community service.
Deputy District Attorney Michael Bardeen of the HEAT Unit prosecuted these cases.
Christian Delgado, 37, Diamond Bar, was convicted by a jury Oct. 28, 2013, of one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution and was sentenced to three years informal probation, 102 hours of community service, and must submit to AIDS testing and education. Deputy District Attorney Don Marc Dimaranen prosecuted this case.