Mon. Nov 25th, 2024

Cornelio Chairez-Velasquez, 37, won’t be raping little girls any more after an O.C. Superior Court Judge sentenced him today to 51 years to life in prison, according to the O.C. Register.

Chairez-Velasquez was convicted earlier this year of rape and assault, among other charges. Most recently he was arrested in January after reports that he had attacked a woman at a motel, trying to rape her and then resorting to choking her.

After the alleged attack, Chairez-Velasquez’s DNA was submitted to an SAPD database. That proved to be his undoing as his DNA tied him to an awful rape that occurred several months prior at Cabrillo Park on Fruit Street.

In that attack, Chairez-Velasquez approached a 14-year-old girl who was sitting on a park bench late at night. When she tried to leave he threatened her with a knife before choking her, punching her and sexually assaulting her.

Detectives released a composite sketch of the suspect, which totally looked like Chairez-Velasquez. His DNA finally tied him to the incident.

He will be in prison most likely for the rest of his life and perhaps he will come to know what his victims went through, first hand.

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Art Pedroza Editor
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

By Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

2 thoughts on “Man who raped a 14-year-old at Cabrillo Park sentenced to 51 years to life in prison”
  1. r u kidding hes not making his time ,even jail mateshave there standards, they hate pds, hell be killed in no time sorry to say but that’s the truth, it aint me its them

    1. Warden of the jail wants that money no name please. 3 weeks of one inmate will add up to his monthly profits.

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