A former Fresno County Superior Court judge faces additional charges over allegations he sexually assaulted two court employees and tried to obstruct the investigations into the assaults.
Former Judge Adolfo Corona, 66, was indicted last year by a Fresno grand jury on charges of sexual battery and forced sexual penetration for an alleged assault in March 2024.
He was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury over the March assault and now faces additional assault charges over an alleged December 2023 assault and efforts to obstruct the crime. The case will be prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Atty. Karen Escobar and Special Litigation Counsel Michael J. Songer.
Corona retired in April 2024, ending his 11-year career before the first indictments were filed.
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