A 48-year-old man was charged Tuesday with raping his autistic adult stepdaughter in Placentia.
Joseph Seion Schuler is charged with one count each of raping an incompetent person and rape, according to court records.
The alleged victim is 27, with the mental equivalent of a 13-year-old due to her disability, according to Placentia police Capt. Eric Point.
Police responded to a call of a sexual assault in progress at the defendant’s apartment in the 200 block of South Highland Avenue about 10:50 p.m. Sunday, he said.
Schuler initially refused to leave the apartment, prompting negotiations that led to his surrender about 12:40 a.m. Monday, Point said.
Schuler was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail.
–City News Service