Raul Cruz-Camacho, 43, Convicted of Sexually Assaulting Three Girls, Including One He Impregnated; Sentencing Jan. 29, 2027
An Orange County jury convicted Raul Cruz-Camacho, 43, on Sept. 29, 2026 of nine felony counts stemming from the sexual assault of three girls, including one he impregnated. Sentencing remains scheduled for Jan. 29, 2027.
Defendant Raul Cruz-Camacho, 43. Three minor female victims, unnamed per policy. Prosecuted by the Orange County District Attorney's Office; no individual prosecutor named in public accounts.
Jury conviction on nine felony sex-offense counts — five rapes, two forcible lewd acts on a child, one forcible oral copulation of a child under 14, and one forcible sexual penetration of a child under 14 — stemming from assaults on three girls, one of whom was impregnated.
Orange County Superior Court (jurisdiction); one victim was hospitalized in San Juan Capistrano in November 2019.
Verdict returned Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026. Sentencing scheduled Jan. 29, 2027.
Defendant was accused of forcible sexual offenses against three minors over a period that included at least a November 2019 incident resulting in pregnancy.
An Orange County jury convicted Raul Cruz-Camacho, 43, on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026 of nine felony counts arising from the sexual assault of three girls. No new court filings or agency statements have emerged since the initial conviction report; the case now awaits sentencing.
According to the OC Register / City News Service account, the jury found Cruz-Camacho guilty on five counts of rape, two counts of forcible lewd acts on a child, one count of forcible oral copulation of a child under 14, and one count of sexual penetration by force of a child under 14 — all felonies. One victim testified she was taken to a hospital in San Juan Capistrano in November 2019 after becoming pregnant as a result of the assaults.
Sentencing is set for Jan. 29, 2027 in Orange County Superior Court. No case number, judge, or assigned prosecutor has been named in publicly available accounts. The defense's position at trial has not been reported.
The next scheduled court milestone is the Jan. 29, 2027 sentencing hearing. Under California law, convictions on multiple forcible sex offenses against minors carry mandatory consecutive sentencing enhancements; the potential aggregate exposure is not yet calculable from available public records. This page will update when the sentencing record becomes available.
- Sep 29, 15:00(5 days ago)
Sept. 29: Jury convicts Raul Cruz-Camacho, 43, on nine felony counts including five rapes, in the sexual assaults of three girls; sentencing set for Jan. 29, 2027.