BANNING (CNS) - A Banning man accused of repeatedly sexually
assaulting a developmentally disabled woman over a five-year span was ordered
to stand trial today.
Rene Leonel Robles Cerna, 36, was arrested April 20 following a months-
long investigation by the Banning Police Department.
Along with three counts of forcible rape of a mentally impaired
subject, Cerna is charged with two counts each of forcible sodomy and
penetration with a foreign object, with a sentence-enhancing allegation of
causing physical injury.
The defendant appeared at the Banning Justice Center for a preliminary
hearing on Monday, where Riverside County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey
Prevost determined there was sufficient evidence for Cerna to be held to answer
on the charges.
He is being held without bail
