Crime & Safety
'Peeping' Probationer Convicted Of Looking Into San Jacinto Homes
The man already had a prior misdemeanor conviction for peeping tom activity that occurred in 2014, court records indicate.
SAN JACINTO, CA – A probationer who peered into San Jacinto homes, possibly to prey on women and girls, was convicted Friday of misdemeanor charges.
After deliberating only a few hours, a Riverside jury found 46-year-old Ramon Rojas guilty of three counts of peeping. The verdict came following a day- and-a-half of testimony.
Riverside County Superior Court Judge Thomas Glasser scheduled sentencing for Monday morning.
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Rojas is being held without bail at the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside.
According to sheriff's Sgt. Robert Duckett, a resident in the 300 block of Hazeldell Avenue called the sheriff's department about 5:30 a.m. on April 27 to complain about a peeping tom prowling around houses.
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Deputies cruised the area and spotted Rojas allegedly looking through the window of a property, at which point he was taken into custody without incident, Duckett said.
According to court records, Rojas has a prior misdemeanor conviction for peeping tom activity that occurred in 2014.
– By City News Service / Image via Riverside County Sheriff's Department
