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Orange County DA Office <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />When John Doe #2 went into an airport bathroom, Claudio is accused of following him inside. The <br />defendant is accused of climbing under a restroom stall and cornering the vicrtim inside. John Doe #2 <br />repeatedly tried to escape and told the defendant to leave. Claudio is accused of attempting to pull the <br />victim's underwear down, grabbing him, and asking the victim to engage in oral copulation and anal <br />penetration. After several minutes, John Doe #2 was able to escape and immediately reported the assault. <br />The Orange County Sheriff's Department investigated this case. The defendant was identified, but a case <br />was not filed due to a lack of corroboration at that time. <br />On the afternoon of March 9, 2012, Claudio is accused of approaching 13-year-old John Doe #1 at the <br />public library in Tustin while the victim was waiting for his mother to pick him up. The defendant is accused <br />of luring John Doe #1 into a library bathroom and molesting the victim by engaging in substantial sexual <br />conduct. <br />John Doe #1 told the defendant to stop and escaped from the bathroom. He ran to the Tustin Police <br />Department (TPD) around the corner and immediately reported the sexual assault. The defendant was <br />arrested near.the scene. <br />Anyone with additional information or who believes they have been a victim is encouraged to contact TPD <br />Detective Pam Hardacre at (714) 573-3248 or Supervising District Attorney Investigator Lou Gutierrez at <br />(714) 347-8794. <br />If convicted, Claudio will be required to register as a lifetime sex offender and will be barred from entering <br />County recreational areas and City parks that have passed the Sex Offender Ordinance. Visit <br />www.orangecountyda.com to read the prior press releases on the County's Sex Offender Ordinance as well <br />as the 11 other cities that have enacted the Child Safety Zone Ordinance. <br />Senior Deputy District Attorney Jana Hoffmann of the Sexual Assault Unit is prosecuting this case. <br />### <br />http://orangecountyda.com/templates/printer Gt19r/?idla?sp?type=news8epage=8&Lrecordid=2... 5/15/2012