July 7, 2023 - Tulare County Sheriff's Office officials report that in March of 2022, TCSO Deputies were called to a Tulare area school for a report of a rape. The 13-year-old female victim told Deputies she had been raped by an unknown man on two separate occasions between December of 2021 and March of 2022.

During the week of June 28th, 2023, Detectives identified the suspect as 30-year-old Santiago Iniguez of Tulare.

Thursday, the TCSO SWAT team, Special Victims Unit, Homicide Unit and General investigations Unit served a warrant at a home in Tulare and Santiago was taken into custody without incident. Two other arrests were made unrelated to the investigation and several firearms were recovered.

During their investigation, Detectives found information which leads them to believe there are more juvenile victims who have not been identified.

Anyone with information about this case or any unreported cases, please contact Detective John Haro or Sgt Jessica Zendejas the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department, Special Victims Unit at 559-733-6218.

Source & photo: Tulare County Sheriff's Office