(NewsNation) — A California judge has been charged with sexually assaulting two women inside the courthouse and then attempting to obstruct investigations into the alleged attacks.

A grand jury indicted California Superior Court Judge Adolfo Corona, 66, on five counts, the Justice Department announced last week.

The indictment alleges that Corona, while serving as a California Superior Court Judge, led a 33-year-old court employee into a courthouse stairwell and sexually assaulted her.

The FBI and court administrators say Corona lied about some of the circumstances of that assault during separate interviews.

Prosecutors say Corona assaulted another victim who was found unconscious in his chambers in December 2023. The indictment alleges the second victim, 43, who was also a court emplo

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