Woodland Hills Man Gets Maximum Sentence for Sexual Assaults on Hikers and Sleeping Women

Published on June 7, 2024

A Woodland Hills, California, man was sentenced to 32 years to life plus 21 years in state prison June 5—the maximum sentence allowed by law—after he was convicted of assaulting five women in their homes and on hiking trails. Edgar Rodriguez Ruelas, 42, was found guilty May 2 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. Senior Deputy District Attorney Brent Nibecker, who prosecuted the case, said he hoped the sentence delivers justice to the victims....

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