North Hollywood Rapist Of 2 Northridge Senior Citizens Sentenced

SAN FERNANDO, CA - A North Hollywood man was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years to life in state prison for raping two senior citizens less than a year apart in Northridge, including an 89-year-old woman at a senior living center, and assaulting two other elderly victims.

Danilo Arturo Gonzalez, 33, pleaded no contest Aug. 7 to two counts each of forcible rape and assault by means of force likely to cause great bodily injury, said Deputy District Attorney Elena Abramson.

Gonzalez also admitted allegations that he committed the rapes during the commission of a burglary and against more than one victim, she said.

The rape charges involved a September 2015 attack on a 71-year-old woman who had just returned home and was dragged to her bedroom and sexually assaulted, and a May 2016 attack on the 89-year-old woman at a senior living facility, where a caretaker came to her aid and called 911.

The assault charges involve a woman in her 80s in July 2015 and a 91- year-old man in October 2015.

Gonzalez was arrested by Los Angeles police in May 2016 at his home and has remained behind bars since then, according to jail records.

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