Lake Elsinore Man Who Sexually Assaulted 2 Wildomar Girls Sentenced

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — A 42-year-old man who sexually assaulted two Wildomar girls multiple times over a nine-year span was sentenced Friday to 40 years to life in state prison.

Jose Luis Rodriguez of Lake Elsinore in April admitted one count of forcible rape and one count of sexual assault on a child under 10 years old under a plea agreement with the Riverside County District Attorney's Office. In exchange for his admissions, prosecutors dropped six related charges.

During a hearing at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta, Superior Court Judge Stephen Gallon certified the terms of the plea agreement and imposed the sentence stipulated by the prosecution and defense.

Rodriguez was arrested in February 2021 following a sheriff's investigation into the defendant's encounters with the victims, identified in court documents only as "I.R." and "S.O."

According to sheriff's Sgt. Julio Olguin, deputies were contacted on Feb. 1 regarding a molestation in the 33000 block of Jameison Street in Lake Elsinore, as well as at a residence in the 21000 block of Lime Street in Wildomar.

In both instances, Rodriguez was identified as the perpetrator.

Olguin said that further investigation revealed a series of assaults on the girls, though no details were disclosed regarding their relationship to the defendant. Court documents only confirmed that they both knew him.

The children were victimized between January 2012 and January 2021.

Rodriguez had no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County.