Defendant convicted of kidnapping, rape of Cosumnes River College student
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A man charged with kidnapping with the intent to commit rape was convicted this morning in a jury trial at Sacramento Superior Court.
Raphael Garcia was also convicted to on two counts of
sexual penetration, attempted rape, and lewd acts with a minor.
On October 26, 2015, Garcia dragged a female Cosumnes River College student into a men’s
bathroom on campus and sexually assaulted her.
The next day, in a separate incident Garcia touched and sexually
propositioned a 15-year-old high school student near the same campus.
Los Rios and Sacramento police were able to Garcia to these crimes through
DNA evidence and the quick-thinking 15-year-old victim, who took a
photo of Garcia with her cell phone.
Sentencing will be on February 4 and Garcia faces a maximum sentence of 27 years to life in prison.
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