Man allegedly sexually assaults woman sleeping at home: SJPD
SJ man accused of burglary & sex assault tied to 2 other crimes
A man San Jose police allege burglarized into a 50-year-old womans downtown home and sexually assaulted her is tied to two previously burglaries. Cong Tran is being held without bail at the Santa Clara County Main Jail and is awaiting sentencing on the two previous crimes. But a judge could wrap all three crimes into one case.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose police on Wednesday announced the arrest of a man who they said broke into a sleeping woman's home and sexually assaulted her while muffling her cries.
At a news conference, police said 40-year-old Cong Tran was booked into custody after the May 22 arrest.
He was being held at Elmwood Correctional Facility with no bail.
Police said they were called out at 2:22 a.m. to a home somewhere downtown.
When they arrived, police said they discovered a man had entered a woman's home through an unlocked door, snuck into the woman's bedroom, where she was sleeping, and laid on top of her.
The man covered the woman's mouth to prevent her screaming and then proceeded to sexually assault her, police said.
Police officers realized the description of the intruder matched that of a man they'd encountered the night prior to the assault, whom they identified as Tran.
Tran was arraigned on Wednesday afternoon.
He did not enter a plea, and the public defender's office asked to continue the case to July 7, where Tran faces two other, separate felony burglary charges.
Tran pleaded guilty on April 24 to first-degree burglary and attempted second-degree burglary.
He could face sentencing in the burglary cases on that date, or the judge could wait until this newest allegation is adjudicated.
