By Jeff Ballinger. Bay City News.
Police announced Wednesday the arrest of 22 suspects in San Jose with outstanding warrants for various sexual assaults who were caught during an operation in March.
The arrests include 21 men and one woman. 20 of the suspects are San Jose residents.
All of the 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 suspects arrested 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; Robert 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 of the members of the San Jose Police Department involved in this operation for their incredible work in stopping these individuals and helping to take the first steps toward healing for the survivors of these terrible crimes," said the chief. of police Anthony Mata when announcing the arrests.
The ad notes that there may be additional victims. Anyone with additional information regarding these cases is asked to contact the San Jose Police Department's Sexual Assault Investigations Unit at (408) 277-4102.
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