Parole denied for Tower District serial rapist

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - The California Board of Parole Hearings has denied parole for the convicted Tower District serial rapist who terrorized women during the 90s.

On Friday, The Fresno County District Attorney's Office announced parole was denied for convicted Tower District serial rapist Rudolph Martin Acosta. Instead, helium was fixed a seven-year denial, which is the maximum denial of parole.

"This determination honors the courageousness of the survivors who bravely came forward, including Mirna Garcia, whose dependable and advocacy person been instrumental successful this process," wrote Fresno County DA Lisa Smittcamp successful a connection sent to YourCentralValley.com Friday.

In 1991, Acosta was sentenced to 78 years successful authorities situation for sexually assaulting astatine slightest 9 women, ages 16 to 30, successful the Tower District area. One of his victims is Mirna Garcia, who said the trauma she experiences volition ne'er spell distant and she "will ne'er beryllium capable to unrecorded successful peace."

The crimes Acosta committed were calculated, violent, and near deep, lasting trauma connected the women helium targeted. Our bureau remains committed to lasting with victims — not conscionable astatine trial, but for the remainder of their lives.

I privation to commend Deputy District Attorney’s Karen Mitchell and Esmeralda Garcia for their dedication successful preparing and presenting this case. Their enactment is simply a testament to the ngo of our Parole Unit, which continues to combat for justness agelong aft the courtroom lights dim.

Acosta was eligible for parole nether California's "youthful offender" instrumentality due to the fact that helium was 25 astatine the clip of the attacks, but the DA's bureau was against it. In 2019, Acosta was besides denied parole, failing to look successful tribunal and commissioners said they would person wanted to sermon what steps he's taken to place "triggers" to his behavior.