Man who attacked two MoVal seniors sentenced

A 27-year-old man who attacked two Moreno Valley seniors and sexually assaulted one of them was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday.

Alex Lohany Soza pleaded guilty in May to assault with intent to commit rape and elder abuse as part of a plea agreement with Riverside County prosecutors, as well as aggravated battery on a person over 65, which carries an enhanced sentence. In exchange for his guilty pleas, prosecutors dropped two related charges.

During a hearing at the Riverside Hall of Justice on Friday, Superior Court Judge William Lebov upheld the terms of the agreement and imposed the sentence agreed to by the prosecution and defense.

According to sheriff’s investigator Jomar Vanderhoof, the first attack occurred shortly after midnight on July 5, 2023, at a residence in the 12,000 block of Perris Boulevard, where Soza appeared at the woman’s door and knocked until she opened it.

“When the victim opened the door, the suspect entered the house, began strangling her and knocked her to the ground,” Vanderhoof said.

The senior, identified in court documents only as “MM,” was able to break free from Soza’s grip and fled, the sheriff’s spokesman said.

He said while patrol officers were investigating the attack, they received word that another senior citizen – “CP” – had been attacked nearly two miles away in the 24,000 block of Eucalyptus Avenue.

“The man approached the second victim and struck her in the head, causing her to fall to the ground,” Vanderhoof said. “(Soza) continued to assault the victim until a Good Samaritan distracted the suspect, who then fled. Evidence of a sexual assault was found at the scene.”

MM and CP were taken to Riverside University Medical Center in Moreno Valley for treatment of moderate injuries, where they recovered.

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