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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A erstwhile Sanger Police serviceman who sexually assaulted 4 women portion helium was connected work was convicted connected Thursday, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
Former serviceman J. DeShawn Torrence, 42, was recovered blameworthy by a jury connected Wednesday. The DOJ says that Torrence was convicted of 8 counts of deprivation of law rights nether colour of instrumentality for sexually assaulting 4 women whom helium encountered during his authoritative duties.
According to the DOJ, the grounds astatine proceedings proved that Torrence sexually assaulted 4 women. The DOJ says helium kidnapped a 21-year-old pistillate who was walking to a store to bargain groceries for her young children, drove her extracurricular retired of municipality successful his constabulary car, and sexually assaulted her astatine an isolated dormant end.
The DOJ says Torrence besides forcibly raped a 67-year-old pistillate aft pursuing her location during a DUI investigation.
For the 3rd victim, Torrence showed up astatine her doorway successful his constabulary azygous aft midnight, entered her apartment, pinned her against the room antagonistic and sexually assaulted her, according to the DOJ.
The 4th victim, Torrence showed up astatine the location of a home unit victim's location supposedly to analyse a anterior home unit incident, according to the DOJ. The DOJ says during the follow-up visits, Torrence forced the unfortunate to exposure delicate parts of her assemblage for nary morganatic reasons and helium sexually assaulted her.
Torrence is scheduled to beryllium sentenced connected May 7 and faces a maximum punishment of beingness successful situation and a $250,000 good for 5 of the counts.
