A federal correctional officer in California is now awaiting sentencing after he pleaded guilty for brutally sexually assaulting a woman who was in COVID quarantine.
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Jose Viera, 49, of Monterey Park, entered the plea in late May before United States District Judge Otis D. Wright II. He is out on supervised released until his March 13, 2023, sentencing date, where he faces a maximum of 10 years in prison. While he was there, he lay down next to her in bed, "sandwiching her between his body and the wall," court records state.Viera touched J.P.’s breasts and pulled her shorts and underwear down.
"Victim J.P. feared physical harm from defendant as it was happening," court records state. "In performing this act, defendant did so willfully, that is, the defendant knew his conduct was against the law but engaged in such conduct anyway."
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