Guilty plea in December 2011 home invasion rape of a child in Shoreline

From the King County Sheriff's Office

In December of 2011, Jesse R. Gonzales, a 37 year old male, entered the Shoreline residence of a 12 year old girl and sexually assaulted her. Her siblings were in the house and asleep in other rooms during the incident. Gonzales lived a block away from the residence. Gonzales pled guilty to the crimes of Rape 1* and Burglary 1* and on June 25th he was sentenced to receive a minimum 25 years to life indeterminate sentence.

 The case was solved within 72 hours due to a combination of work by members of the King County Sheriff’s Office and the Shoreline Police Department. Once the arrest was made, the Sheriff’s Office worked closely with the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and because of some tremendous police work and DNA that placed Gonzales with the victim, prosecutors had a solid case and the leverage to negotiate a guilty plea. 

The victim and her family are very relieved and very pleased with the efforts of everyone involved in the case.  

This case is a great example of the work the members of the King County Sheriff’s Office accomplish on a regular basis and the teamwork between the Sheriff’s Office and the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.