Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Edgar Rodriguez Ruelas (DOB 03/24/82), of Woodland Hills, was convicted by a jury on May 2, 2024, of five felony counts related to assaults on women in their homes or on hiking trails in Thousand Oaks and Oak Park. "Ruelas represents one of the more dangerous sexual offenders apprehended in Ventura County in recent history," Senior Deputy District Attorney Brent Nibecker said. "I am indebted to the brave victims in this case who not only resisted Ruelas when he attacked but had the courage to testify in court and ensure he can never target women again."
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Click here to read the news release: Woodland Hills Man Convicted of Serial Assaults on Hikers & Sleeping Victims
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Click here to read the news release: Ventura County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Receives Second Grant
Ventura County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Receives Second Grant
Sheriff James Fryhoff and District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today the award of a second $2.5 million grant from the United States Department of Justice in support of the Ventura County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative. The Sheriff’s Forensic Services Bureau, with assistance from the District Attorney’s Office, applied for this supplemental grant to further efforts that began following receipt of a prior award of $2.5 million in late 2021.
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Click here to read the news release: Backlogged Sexual Assault Kits to be Tested
Backlogged Sexual Assault Kits to be Tested
Acorn reporter Makena Huey provides an overview of the Ventura County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative.
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Click here to read the news release: Thousands of Sexual Assault Kits, Some Decades Old, to get DNA Testing in Ventura County
Thousands of Sexual Assault Kits, Some Decades Old, to get DNA Testing in Ventura County
Ventura County Star reporter Cheri Carlson provides an overview of the Ventura County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative.