Authorities arrested a 65-year-old man accused of posing as a lawyer and raping a woman who came to him seeking help with her immigration status.

On Nov. 12, a woman reported that she had been sexually assaulted by Jose Bernal after she refused his advances and attempted to leave his office on 1203 E. 17th St. in Santa Ana, according to the Santa Ana Police Department.

Bernal told the victim that his legal services would cost her $14,000 but that he’d offer a discount if she entered a relationship with him, according to police. After the assault, he allegedly told her he’d pay her $400 not to report the incident to police.

On Wednesday, nearly one year since the accuser filed a police report, police published a bulletin seeking the public’s help in finding Bernal as part of their “Wante

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