A jury found Riverside special agent John Olivas guilty of three counts of violating civil rights while acting as a government employee Dec. 21. Olivas worked for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement for eight years, starting in 2007, and assaulted two victims in 2012.
A woman testified that he attempted to rape her in January, 2012, after telling her he was “above a cop” and “untouchable,” due to his position as a federal agent. He also told her he could make her “disappear,” remove her children and arrest her on fake charges, she testified.
He raped another woman in September, 2012, and again in November, 2012. She testified that
