OXNARD : 3 Men Arrested in Rape of Girl, 14
Deputies have arrested three Oxnard men in connection with the rape of a 14-year-old girl last week.
Oscar Ponce, 19, was arraigned Wednesday on charges of rape, oral copulation and kidnaping, with bail set at $100,000. Oscar Rivera, 23, was arraigned on charges of rape, oral copulation, kidnaping, sodomy with a victim under age 16, possession of narcotics and being under the influence of a controlled substance. His bail was set at $105,000, said Sgt. Robert Sparks of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department.
Carlos Tamayo, 18, is being held on suspicion of rape, oral copulation, kidnaping, sodomy and penetration by a foreign object with bail set at $20,000. He is scheduled to be arraigned this morning.
The Oxnard girl was reportedly raped by three men who promised her a ride home early Thursday but instead drove her to a field near Gonzales Road west of Victoria Avenue and assaulted her, authorities said.
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