Jose Manuel Ventura Garcia convicted of sexual assault and rape

A San Luis Obispo County jury has convicted Jose Manuel Ventura Garcia on 24 counts related to the sexual assault of three children and an adult woman. The crimes, which occurred in Paso Robles between January 2020 and July 2024, included forcible rape, sexual penetration by force, lewd acts on children, criminal threats, and possession of child sexual abuse material.

Prosecutors stated that Ventura Garcia used physical violence and threats to maintain silence, including slapping a child and threatening to kill her mother while displaying a weapon. The abuse of a young girl in his extended family began when she was approximately eight years old.

Ventura Garcia faces up to 513 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for December 16. Following the conviction, federal prosecutors issued an immigration detainer.