Suspect Arrested in Home Invasion Sexual Assault Case

STANISLAUS COUNTY – Authorities arrested a man on home invasion and rape related charges after entering a woman’s home and sexually assaulting her.

Friday morning deputies responded to a report of a man who had broken into the woman’s home, sexually assaulted her and stole her ATM card. The location of occurrence was undisclosed by authorities. Detectives with the Crimes Against Persons and Crime Scene units responded to investigate and gather evidence.

The victim told investigators the suspect entered her bedroom with a handgun and tied her up. He choked and sexually assaulted her. The suspect made threats to the victim if she reported the incident to authorities when he left.

Through the investigation authorities identified the suspect as 40-year-old Jose Luis Ramos Rivera of Modesto. The victim told authorities that she had hired Rivera to work for her as a handyman, and that she had employed him for several months. Authorities said the quick arrest came because the victim had photographed his identification card the day she hired him.

Rivera was booked on charges including robbery, home invasion, oral copulation, penetration with a foreign object, and assault with intent to commit rape.

Authorities believe there may be additional victims and are asking them to come forward. Anyone with information regarding this case is encouraged to contact Detective Esquivez at (209) 652-1792 or Crime Stoppers at (209) 521-4636 where callers can remain anonymous.