Charges against suspected serial rapist in Fresno County

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A 10-page transgression ailment marks a measurement towards justness for 5 women successful Fresno County.

The papers details alleged rapes and different enactment crimes spanning from March 2016 to June 2021 successful some the City of Fresno and the county.

The accused -- 55-year-old Cesar Flores.

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Law enforcement officials accidental DNA was collected successful each of the cases, but they weren't capable to lucifer that DNA to a person.

Now, astir a decennary aft the archetypal crime, investigators were capable to enactment a sanction to that familial material, identifying Flores done geneaology testing.

Tuesday morning, helium was arrested astatine his location successful Fresno County. The District Attorney's Office filed charges the adjacent day.

The ailment shows 4 of the cases happened successful the city, and 1 successful the county.

In 2 cases, he's accused of abducting the women to perpetrate the assaults -- successful immoderate -- utilizing a weapon.

Assistant District Attorney Steve Wright addressed the charges and enhancements Flores is facing.

"A transgression ailment has been filed successful Fresno County Superior Court alleging a full of 14 felony crimes against Mr. Flores," helium said. "Also are alleged arsenic to immoderate of the crimes connected enhancements for the usage of a weapon during a intersexual assault."

For each pistillate aft the first, determination is an enhancement for committing the crimes against much than 1 victim.

When Flores was booked, Fresno County Jail records showed helium was arrested connected charges that included enactment crimes against children, but those crimes weren't successful the transgression complaint.

Although helium has not been charged with enactment crimes against children arsenic of Wednesday, the Fresno Police Department and Fresno County Sheriff's Office accidental they are actively investigating allegations that Flores assaulted children.

With the charges and allegations against conscionable the big victims, Flores already could look a important sentence.

"If Mr. Flores is recovered blameworthy of each of his charges and allegations, he's facing a imaginable word of 264 years to beingness successful authorities prison," Wright said.

Flores is being held connected a much than $1.7 cardinal bail.

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