ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE
Case # 09CF2322
Date: May 20, 2016
SANTA ANA, Calif. – A former fugitive was sentenced today to 25 years to life in state prison for sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl and threatening to kill her 15-year-old sister after breaking into their home in the middle of the night through a bedroom window. Ernesto Parraguirre, 27, Anaheim, was found guilty by a jury Nov. 18, 2015, of one felony count each of sexual penetration of a child 10 years or younger, lewd acts on a child under 14, criminal threats, first degree burglary, assault with intent to commit a sexual offense during the commission of a first degree burglary, and a sentencing enhancement for being a non-accomplice present during a residential burglary. Parraguirre was also sentenced to mandatory lifetime sex offender registration and ordered to pay restitution. Continue reading