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Edwin Echeverria

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Case # 14CF3934

November 16, 2018

MAN SENTENCED TO 27 YEARS TO LIFE IN PRISON FOR LURING MINOR BOYS INTO APARTMENT AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTING THEM

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A man was sentenced today to 27 years to life in state prison for luring minor boys into his apartment and sexually assaulting them.

Defendant: Edwin Damean Echeverria, 26, Santa Ana

Pleaded guilty on Oct. 22, 2018, to the following felony counts:

  • (16) Lewd act upon a child under 14
  • (5) Lewd acts upon a child
  • (3) Oral copulation of a minor

Sentence:

  • 27 years to life in state prison
  • Mandatory sex offender registration pursuant to PC 290

Circumstances of the Case

  • From 2010 to 2014, Echeverria befriended and committed lewd acts on 10 minor boys in his neighborhood located at the 700 block of South Lyon Street in Santa Ana. Seven of the victims were under age 14.
  • One of the victim’s family members reported the crime to the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD), who investigated this case.
  • Further investigation led to the discovery of nine additional victims. SAPD arrested the defendant on Dec. 3, 2014.

Prosecutor: Senior Deputy District Attorney Lexie Elliott, Sexual Assault Unit

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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.

3 thoughts on “Santa Ana man gets 27 years to life in prison for molesting ten little boys”
  1. For chomos ( child molesters ) and rapist , I will strongly advocate bringing back live human executions for all to see. Why waste money on people like that ? They will rot in jail at the same time get housed and fed on tax payer money ? I say no to that. Public execution is the answer I think is only right for these worthless humans.

  2. I use to work with this guy!!! how scary. I trained him when we where working for subway. He was nice and funny, WTF happened… Even salt looks like sugar, can’t trust what you see

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