‘Dangerous Sex Offender’ Convicted of Assaults on 5 Women in Ventura County

Published on May 9, 2024

A man accused of sexually assaulting five females while they were sleeping or hiking in Ventura County, California, is facing a possible life sentence after his conviction on May 2. A jury found Edgar Rodriguez Ruelas, 42, of Woodland Hills guilty of five felony counts related to the assaults that occurred between June 2017 and March 2020, according to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office. Jurors also found him guilty of three aggravating factors, including an allegation that Mr. Ruelas represented a serious danger to society. “Ruelas represents one of the more dangerous sexual offenders apprehended in Ventura County in recent history,” Senior Deputy District Attorney Brent Nibecker, who was assigned to the case, said in a press release May 8....

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