A federal grand jury issued a five-count indictment Thursday against retired Fresno County Superior Court Judge Adolfo Corona for sexual assault and obstructing an investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice announced.

The indictment alleges that on March 14, 2024, Corona led a 33 year-old court employee into a courthouse stairwell where he sexually assaulted her. The indictment also alleges that Corona made false statements about the circumstances surrounding the alleged assault.

This follows alleged obstruction into an investigation for an earlier sexual assault purported to have taken place on Dec. 5, 2023. Corona allegedly had been alone with a 43-year-old court employee for two hours. That victim was then found alone passed out in the judge’s chambers, the release stated.

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