O.C. man who posed as a police officer facing several felony charges including kidnapping

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

Case # 17NF1372

Date: June 9, 2017

OCDA SEEKING PUBLIC’S HELP IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF MAN CHARGED WITH POSING AS POLICE OFFICER AND KIDNAPPING VICTIM TO COMMIT SEX OFFENSE

SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) is seeking the public’s help identifying potential additional victims of a man who is scheduled to be arraigned today for posing as a police officer and kidnapping a woman to commit a sex offense.

Defendant: Sean Michael Vasquez, 35, Los Alamitos

Charged today in an amended complaint with the following counts:

• Felony Charges
  • Kidnapping to commit a sex offense
  • False imprisonment effected by violence, fraud, or deceit
  • Forcible oral copulation
  • Assault with intent to commit sexual offense
• Misdemeanor Charges
  • Impersonating a police officer
  • Sentencing Enhancement – Kidnapping resulting in substantial increase in harm

Continued Arraignment: June 9, 2017, Time to be determined at Department CJ-1, Central Jail, Santa Ana

Bail: $1 million

Maximum Sentence: 31 years to life

Circumstances of the Case

• On May 13, 2017, Vasquez is accused of posing as a modeling agent online named “Alex” and communicating with 22-year-old Jane Doe via text messages over several weeks.
• Vasquez is accused of setting up a “role play” date where Jane Doe would meet defendant in a parking lot, pretend to be a prostitute, and Vasquez would pick her up.
• When Jane Doe arrived at the agreed-upon location in Anaheim, the defendant is accused of telling the victim he was an undercover police officer and showing Jane Doe a police badge, driving the victim to the parking lot of a self-storage facility, handcuffing her, putting her in the backseat, and obtaining her driver’s license, while continuing to text the victim as “Alex” to carry on the charade.
• Vasquez is accused of getting into the backseat, locking the door, and demanding the victim orally copulate him to “fix” her legal problem, but the victim refused.
• The defendant is accused of kidnapping the victim, driving her to areas known for prostitution in Santa Ana, and demanding that she rob potential sex purchasers.
• When the victim was unable to do so, Vasquez is accused of driving Jane Doe to a secluded location in a residential neighborhood, forcing her to orally copulate him, and driving the victim back to her car.
• The victim reported the assault to Anaheim Police Department, who investigated this case.

The investigation in this case is ongoing. Anyone with additional information or who believes they have been a victim is encouraged to contact Supervising Investigator Eric Wiseman of the Sexual Assault Unit at (714) 347-8794.

Prosecutor: Deputy District Attorney Rick Zimmer, Sexual Assault Unit.

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TONY RACKAUCKAS, District Attorney

Susan Kang Schroeder, Chief of Staff
Office: 714-347-8408
Cell: 714-292-2718

Michelle Van Der Linden,Spokesperson
Office: 714-347-8405
Cell: 714-323-4486

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.

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