California's 'oil change rapist' sentenced to 14 years in jail

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A mechanic who worked at an Econo Lube shop in Orange County California lured women into a dark service pit to allegedly show them repairs needed to their car. He sexually attacked five of them. The oil change rapist is going to jail for 14 years.
WESTMINSTER, California – An oil change mechanic who sexually assaulted five women by luring them into a service pit to show them needed repairs has been sentenced in Orange County, California, to 14-years in jail.
Adrian Montano Fuerte, 39, of Tustin, was sentenced on Friday. He had been found guilty by a jury Aug. 31. of one felony count of forcible rape, one felony count of assault with the intent to commit rape, two misdemeanor counts of sexual battery, and one misdemeanor count of battery.
Fuerte, a car mechanic, worked at Econo Lube and Tune at Knott Street and Chapman Avenue in Garden Grove for three months.
Between Oct. 30, 2007, and Dec. 15, 2007, Fuerte sexually assaulted five women, ranging in age from 18 to 60, by luring them into a dark service pit with no cameras under the guise of showing them repairs that needed to be performed on their cars.
The sexual assaults included the forcible rape of Jane Doe #1 and the assault with the intent to commit rape against Jane Doe #2, whose ears he licked and bit as he held her by the waist and refused to let go. Fuerte sexually assaulted Jane Doe #3, Jane Doe #4, and Jane Doe #5 including pushing one against a wall, fondling the women’s breasts, and pushing his entire body against another.
Jane Doe #1 and Jane Doe #2 reported their attacks to the Garden Grove Police Department (GGPD), who investigated this case.
Charges were filed by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) in December 2007 against Fuerte for the rape of Jane Doe #1 and assault with the intent to commit rape for Jane Doe #2. As a result of the media coverage, the three additional victims came forward.
During the trial, Jane Doe #2 testified that while Fuerte was sexually assaulting her, she was terrified to scream for help out of fear that, if Fuerte would assault her, his co-workers may enter the pit and do the same.
Fuerte had also worked for at least two additional Econo Lube and Tune locations, but the five known sexual assaults occurred at the Garden Grove Knott Street and Chapman Avenue location.
For the sentencing on Friday, Jane Doe #2 wrote an impact statement to the court expressing that this difficult experience in her life has made her less trusting and more suspicious, but explained that despite Fuerte’s actions, she still intends to strive to reach her full potential.
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