At approximately 10:30 p.m. on August 26, 2000, a female was walking in the area of South 6th Avenue and Interstate-10. The victim heard a subject coming up from behind her and was then knocked to the ground. The male suspect held her to the ground, told her to be quiet, and sexually assaulted her. In addition to the sexual assault, the victim suffered minor injuries from being knocked to the ground.
After the conclusion of the sexual assault, the suspect ran from the scene, and the victim called 911 to report the attack.
Detectives from the Adult Sexual Assault Unit responded to further the investigation. They processed the crime scene and collected physical evidence from the victim. During the course of the investigation, the victim was transported to a local hospital where a forensic medical exam was conducted and a sexual assault kit was collected. The analysis of the kit revealed the presence of an unknown male DNA profile. The DNA profile was uploaded into the CODIS database. However, no match was located at that time.
On June 9, 2005, the Tucson Police Department was notified that the same male DNA profile had been associated to a sexual assault case from Phoenix, Arizona, but the source of the DNA remained unidentified.
On April 11, 2013 the Tucson Police Department was notified that the source of the DNA profile had been identified through a match in the CODIS database. The case was re-opened and assigned to a detective for follow-up investigation. The victim in the case was located and re-interviewed. Her statement of the circumstances surrounding the sexual assault incident remained consistent, as she reaffirmed that she did not know her attacker, that she had been attacked from behind, and that she had never gotten a good look at the attacker. She confirmed that she had provided as much information as she could. On June 12, 2013, Mr. Trujillo was located in Tucson. He was taken into custody and interviewed by detectives. Mr. Trujillo was ultimately arrested for 1 count of Sexual Assault, a Class 2 felony. He was transported and booked into the Pima County Jail.