Man Lured 13-Year-Old Girl Into Car To Assault Her At Anaheim Park, Police Say

ANAHEIM, CA — A 35-year-old man was charged Monday with sexually assaulting a teenage girl almost five years ago and raping and robbing a woman last year in Anaheim.

Victor Hernandez Cortes was charged with single counts each of rape and robbery and three counts of lewd acts with a minor younger than 14, all felonies, according to court documents.

He also faces a sentencing enhancement for the use of a deadly weapon.

According to police, Cortes met a 13-year-old girl in an Anaheim park, lured her into his car and sexually assaulted her on Nov. 26, 2020, according to the Anaheim Police Department.

Cortes also allegedly hired a 30-year-old sex worker Oct. 26, 2024, took her in his car and raped and robbed her at knifepoint, Sutter said.

Cortes did not enter a plea at his arraignment Monday in the jail courtroom in Santa Ana. He was scheduled to be arraigned Aug. 22 in the North Justice Center in Fullerton.

City News Service contributed to this report.