Man arrested, charged with sexually assaulting Irvine girl he met online

A 22-year-old man was arrested Friday, Sept. 20, and has been charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Irvine girl he met online, authorities said.

Prosecutors said Angel Leonel Alonzo of Los Angeles videotaped at least one of the assaults.

He was arrested by Irvine police and being held in lieu of $100,000 bail, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

Alonzo was charged with three counts of oral copulation of a victim under the age of 16, two counts of unlawful sexual intercourse, one count of sodomy of a victim under the age of 16, one count of sexual penetration by a foreign object of a victim under 16, one count of using a minor in the production of child pornography, and one count of sending child pornography to a minor. All of the counts are felonies.

He also faces a misdemeanor count of possessing child pornography. If convicted of all charges, Alonzo could serve 11 years and six months behind bars, the District Attorney’s Office said.

“The internet provides predators with unfettered access to children who they can select and groom in order to abuse them,” Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer said in a statement. “As parents, teachers, coaches, and mentors, we must do everything we can to educate our children about the dangers of the internet and prevent them from becoming victimized. And as law enforcement, we will hold these predators accountable.”

Police asked that anyone with information about the case call Detective Jameson Roberts at 949-724-7170.