Suspect Charged In Attempted Sexual Assault On Cleaning Woman

IRVINE, CA - Criminal charges were filed Monday against a Santa Ana man accused of attempting to sexually assault a woman cleaning an office in an Irvine commercial building.

Eduardo Godoy Gonzalez, 21, faces one count each of kidnapping to commit rape, assault with the intent to commit a sex offense, making criminal threats, second-degree burglary and false imprisonment, all felonies, as well as a misdemeanor count of brandishing a replica gun.

Gonzalez, who's being held without bail, is scheduled to be arraigned sometime Monday in the jail courtroom in Santa Ana.

In early February, Irvine police asked the public to help identify the suspect, caught on camera carrying a skateboard with a fake Glock handgun in his sweatshirt pocket as he approached the woman on the 17000 block of Von Karman Ave.

The door to the office she was cleaning was unlocked, said Kim Mohr of the Irvine Police Department.

The suspect asked the victim in Spanish if she was working alone, Mohr said.

"When she answered yes, he made aggressive sexual comments to her before demanding sex," Mohr said. "When she refused, he pulled the replica gun out of his pocket and pointed it at her as he threatened to kill her."

The suspect pushed the victim into another room, where he tried to disrobe her, Mohr said. The victim pleaded for her life and fended off her attacker for about four minutes before she was managed to disarm him, Mohr said. She then ran to a nearby office building for help.

Police found the fake gun at the crime scene. The victim, whose name was withheld, told detectives the suspect also had a knife, Mohr said.

The victim suffered bruises to her arms, hands and breasts, as well as scratches to her face, police said.

Irvine Police Department Photo