A Menifee policeman accused of sexually assaulting a woman and girl while on and off duty, one of whom was a domestic violence victim he exploited, was charged Thursday with forcible rape and other offenses.

Juan Jose Pesina Jr., 32, of Murrieta was arrested Tuesday following a two-week investigation handled by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Unit.

Along with rape, Pesina is charged with felony sexual battery, attempted forcible sodomy, first-degree burglary, forced oral copulation, attempted forced oral copulation and two counts of assault with intent to commit rape, as well as sentence-enhancing allegations of perpetrating sexual offenses during a burglary.

The defendant, who is being held on $1 million bail at the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, wa

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