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Hidden Valley Lake man arrested on rape charges in case involving teen girls

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Frank Vivero, 20, of Hidden Valley Lake, Calif., was arrested on Tuesday, April 19, 2011, on charges that included rape and unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. Lake County Jail photo.
 

 



HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – A 20-year-old Hidden Valley Lake man has been arrested on multiple charges of rape and other unlawful acts involving two 14-year-old girls at the Coyote Valley Elementary School on Monday.


Frank Joseph Vivero was booked into the Hill Road Correctional Facility early Tuesday morning on charges of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, rape of a drugged victim, rape of a victim incapable of giving consent, oral copulation with a minor, and annoying or molesting a child under the age of 18, according to Capt. James Bauman of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.


Vivero remained in the custody on Tuesday with an enhanced bail of $300,000, Bauman said.


On Monday, April 18, at approximately 5:20 p.m., sheriff’s deputies responded to the Coyote Valley Elementary School in Hidden Valley Lake on a report that several juveniles were drinking alcohol on school grounds, Bauman reported.


As deputies arrived in the area it was further reported that a 14-year-old girl was lying unconscious near the rear of the school. Bauman said Cal Fire rescue personnel were dispatched to the area for the unconscious girl.


Bauman said the deputies detained Vivero, who had been seen walking away from the school with several juveniles, and who was determined to be under the influence of alcohol.


Further investigation revealed that Vivero had been drinking with the unconscious girl and another 14-year-old girl since mid-afternoon at the school. Bauman said Vivero was arrested for public intoxication and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.


As Vivero was transported to the Hill Road Correctional Facility for booking, the unconscious juvenile was transported to the St. Helena Hospital Clearlake, Bauman said.


He reported that deputies continued their investigation of the incident into the night and eventually developed information that Vivero had sexually assaulted the unconscious victim and the other 14-year-old girl while they were all drinking at the school.


Deputies also learned that the second victim had since been taken to the St. Helena Hospital in Napa County by her mother. Bauman said a Napa County sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to the hospital to interview the second victim.


By the time deputies had developed information to charge Vivero with the additional crimes, he had already posted his $3,000 bail and been released from custody, Bauman said.


The investigation continued into the early morning hours of Tuesday and sheriff’s detectives were called in to assist. Bauman said sheriff’s deputies were tasked with locating Vivero again and at approximately 3 a.m. Tuesday he was apprehended at his Hidden Valley Lake home and arrested for the additional charges.


Vivero's booking sheet indicated he is set to appear in Lake County Superior Court for arraignment on Thursday.


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