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Boxer Victor Ortiz Arrested In Oxnard On Sexual Assault Charges

OXNARD (CBSLA) – Boxer Victor Ortiz has been charged with multiple counts of sexual assault – including rape – in Oxnard.

According to Oxnard police, the 31-year-old Tarzana resident was charged Tuesday after turning himself in at the Ventura County Sheriff Department.

Suspect Arrested for Forcible Rape On March 19, 2018, at approximately 12:50 p.m., an adult female victim contacted the...

Posted by Oxnard Police Department on Tuesday, September 25, 2018

The alleged incident was reported to police in March when a woman said she was sexually assaulted in an Oxnard home.

Police said an arrest warrant was issued following a months-long investigation.

Ortiz is facing three felony sexual assault charges.

The arrest comes days before a nationally televised fight against John Molina Jr. in Ontario.

Ortiz has been released on $100,000 bail.

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