A man accused of sexually assaulting a 78-year-old woman at a Mira Mesa church was ordered Monday to stand trial on charges of assault with intent to commit rape and dissuading a witness.
Hugo Jonathan Espinoza-Martinez, 27, is accused of assaulting the woman on Nov. 25, 2022, at Summit Point Church on Rickert Road.
The alleged victim, identified in court only as Jane Doe, testified during a preliminary hearing Monday that she was alone at the church on the morning of Nov. 25, where she regularly volunteered. As she was preparing to leave for the day, a man knocked at the door, asking to use the restroom, she testified.Woman Sexually Assaulted in Mira Mesa Church
Doe said the man"didn't look especially dangerous." She said in the moment, she'd thought about times she had needed to use a restroom in public in the past and"was trying to be kind." Doe allowed him inside to use one of the church's restrooms. After he finished using the bathroom, she asked him to leave, but he didn't, Doe testified.
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