Hanford pair accused of sexual assault on child

After being sexually assaulted repeatedly by two Hanford residents, a 7-year-old child may breathe a sigh of relief after the Kings County Sheriff's Department arrested two suspects in the case last week.

Jose Luis Guzman Ramirez, 21, and Samuel Victorino Ramirez, 19, were both arrested Friday at an undisclosed location on suspicion of lewd acts with a child, sodomy and continuous sexual abuse.

Few details are available in the case, due to the victim's status as a minor, though the Kings County Sheriff's Department did specify that the reported acts of sexual abuse occurred over several months.

Both suspects are being held separately at the Kings County Jail in lieu of $150,000 bail.

The reporter can be reached at 583-2425.

(July 2, 2008)