A 47-year-old man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for raping a woman in Santa Ana two years ago.
Rudy Rivas Ceja pleaded guilty in May to rape, robbery and assault with caustic chemicals, all felonies.
Ceja was accused of approaching the woman and a friend who were smoking methamphetamine about 7 p.m. April 2, 2024, police testified in Ceja’s preliminary hearing.
At gunpoint, Ceja told the woman’s friend to leave and he took her to a market and then to a park where he sexually assaulted her, police said.
Ceja also pleaded guilty to throwing caustic chemicals at another woman on the same day, according to court records.
Ceja was also charged with sodomy by force, forcible oral copulation and criminal threats, all felonies, with sentencing enhancements for kidnapping to commit a sex offense and a robbery. Those charges were dismissed Thursday as part of his plea deal.