RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A former particular agent with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Safety Investigations (HSI) was arrested Wednesday on federal civil rights expenses that allege he sexually assaulted one lady and twice raped one other lady after abusing his official place to persuade them to not report his violent conduct.
John Jacobs Olivas, 43, of Riverside, was arrested this morning with out incident by particular brokers from the FBI and ICE’s Workplace of Skilled Duty (OPR).
Olivas, who was arrested pursuant to a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury on August 1, was arraigned this afternoon in United States District Courtroom in Riverside. Olivas entered a not responsible plea, was ordered launched on a $50,000 bond, and was ordered to face trial on October 9.
Olivas – who started together with his profession with ICE in 2007 and resigned in September 2015 after working as an HSI particular agent for simply over six years – allegedly sexually assaulted the 2 victims in 2012.
The indictment alleges that Olivas tried to rape one sufferer in January 2012 after making it clear to her “that the police wouldn’t be attentive to any report she might make about defendant Olivas due to defendant Olivas’ place as a federal regulation enforcement officer.” Olivas allegedly violated the sufferer’s constitutional proper to be free from deprivations of liberty with out due course of, which incorporates the correct to bodily integrity.
The indictment additionally alleges that Olivas raped one other sufferer in September 2012 after which once more in November 2012. Olivas allegedly additionally made clear to this lady that police wouldn’t reply to any report she may make about assaults by Olivas.
Olivas is charged with three counts of deprivation of rights below shade of regulation, every of which carries a statutory most sentence of life in federal jail.
An indictment accommodates allegations {that a} defendant has dedicated against the law. Each defendant is presumed harmless till and until confirmed responsible.
The case in opposition to Olivas is being investigated by the FBI and ICE’s Workplace of Skilled Duty (OPR). Anybody who has details about Olivas’ conduct, or who believes they could have been a sufferer, is inspired to name the FBI at 855-324-7257.
