By Jeff Ballinger. Bay City News.
Police announced Wednesday the arrest of 22 suspects in San Jose on outstanding warrants for multiple sexual assaults who were arrested during an operation in March.
The arrests include 21 men and one woman. Twenty of the suspects are San Jose residents.
All suspects are charged with sex crimes ranging from misdemeanor sexual assault to felony cases of sexual assault of a minor and rape for cases dating from 2012 to February 2023.
The arrested suspects include Juan Avila, 41; Henry Avilez Castillo, 34; Deseri Barron, 42; Christopher Bifano, 45; Vu Tin Do, 31; Austin Flores, of Morgan Hill, 25; Hung Duc Hong, 58; Roberto Kim, 36; Kenyon McWilliams, 57; Amir Nayafi, 45; David Napan, 41; Paul Clayton Orr, of San Diego, 38; Pedro Plancarte, 53; Oscar Ramos, 36; Raudel Rosales-Sandoval, 54; Fidel Torres Reyes, 49; Imran Ullah, 26; Norberto Velarde-Rios, 44; David Velasco, 40; Marcos Villarreal, 41; Antonio Zacariz, 73; and Adolfo Orozco Rosales, 39.
Police did not specify the charges against each suspect arrested.
“I would like to thank all members of the San Jose Police Department involved in this operation for their incredible work in apprehending these individuals and helping to take the first steps toward healing for the survivors of these terrible crimes,” said Police Chief Anthony Mata in announcing the arrests.
The announcement notes that there may be additional victims. Anyone with additional information on these cases is asked to contact the San Jose Police Department's Sexual Assault Investigations Unit at (408) 277-4102.
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