Jose Guadalupe Jimenez, 41, was arrested on Friday in Fullerton, California for allegedly raping and kidnapping a 12-year-old girl in 2002.
A professional clown accused of kidnapping and raping a 12-year-old girl while wearing his stage make-up and mask was arrested Friday in California.
Jose Guadalupe Jimenez, who goes by "El Tin Larin," was taken into custody after investigators matched his DNA from an unrelated crime last year to evidence from the horrific attack.
The 41-year-old Anaheim resident allegedly grabbed the girl at a fast-food stand just before midnight in January 2002. He then drove to a nearby school parking lot and raped her in his van.
The horror continued as Jimenez then took her to a motel and molested her again before girl managed to escape.
Fullerton Police Sgt. Andrew Goodrich said the case had gone cold because the young child, whose name has not been released, was not able to identify her attacker.
"The problem was, the only description we had was 'a clown,'" said Goodrich.
Detectives are asking for the public's help to help identify more of Jimenez's possible victims. For the past nine years, he has performed as a clown at parties -- mostly in Latino communities.
"Who knows how many other possible victims there might be," said Goodrich. "We're hoping that any past victims might recognize him, both with or without his clown make-up, and come forward," he said.
Jose Guadalupe Jimenez, who goes by "El Tin Larin," was taken into custody after investigators matched his DNA from an unrelated crime last year to evidence from the horrific attack.
The 41-year-old Anaheim resident allegedly grabbed the girl at a fast-food stand just before midnight in January 2002. He then drove to a nearby school parking lot and raped her in his van.
The horror continued as Jimenez then took her to a motel and molested her again before girl managed to escape.
Fullerton Police Sgt. Andrew Goodrich said the case had gone cold because the young child, whose name has not been released, was not able to identify her attacker.
"The problem was, the only description we had was 'a clown,'" said Goodrich.
Detectives are asking for the public's help to help identify more of Jimenez's possible victims. For the past nine years, he has performed as a clown at parties -- mostly in Latino communities.
"Who knows how many other possible victims there might be," said Goodrich. "We're hoping that any past victims might recognize him, both with or without his clown make-up, and come forward," he said.
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