- UPDATE -
DUE TO THE FIRES BURNING THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHLAND, TODAY'S PRESS CONFERENCE WILL BE POSTPONED TO A LATER DATE. WE WILL ADVISE OF THE NEW DATE.
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MONTEBELLO MAN CHARGED WITH TWELVE FELONIES
IN CONNECTION WITH 2012 KIDNAPPING AND RAPE OF CHILD
LOCATION: Friday, October 11, 2019 at 10:00am
Santa Ana Police Department Community Room
ATTENDEES:
Santa Ana Police Chief David Valentin
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer
CA Attorney General’s Office Chief of Division of Law Enforcement, Edward Medrano
Orange County Sheriff’s Crime Lab Director, Bruce Houlihan
ARRESTEE: FRANCISCO JAVIER LOPEZ (45) MONTEBELLO
Lopez has been charged with the following:
• 1 felony count of kidnapping to commit a sex offense
• 1 felony count of oral copulation of a child under the age of 11
• 3 felony counts of sexual penetration of a child under the age of 11
• 1 felony count of sexual intercourse with a child under the age of 11
• 5 felony counts of a forcible lewd and lascivious act with a child under the age of 14
• 1 felony count of dissuading a witness.
Lopez has also been charged with four sentencing enhancements of causing bodily injury to a child under 14 and aggravated kidnapping.
He faces life without the possibility of parole if convicted of all charges, and is currently being held at the Theo Lacy Facility in Orange.
Santa Ana Police Chief David Valentin will join the Orange County District Attorney’s Office and the California Attorney General’s Office to discuss how a statewide effort by local and state agencies led to Lopez’ arrest.
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