For Immediate Release
August 22, 2023  
Case #23-055004  

KIDNAPPING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION LEADS TO ARREST

CORONA, CA– On Friday, July 21, 2023, the Corona Police Department responded to a report of a kidnapping and sexual assault that took place at approximately 11:30 P.M. A thirteen-year-old female was reported to have been lured into an older black Mercedes-Benz C-class by a black male in his twenties on Magnolia Avenue, near Tyler Street in the neighboring City of Riverside. Subsequently, the victim was driven to the area of Sixth Street and Rimpau Avenue in Corona, where she was sexually assaulted.  

An investigation by Corona Police Detectives led to the identification and arrest of the suspect, Roderick Eugene Arline Jr., a twenty-five-year-old resident of Riverside. During the investigation, it was discovered that the Riverside Police Department had previously investigated an attempted kidnapping incident that had similarities to the Corona case. This investigation led to the conclusion that Arline was responsible for an attempted kidnapping in Riverside on April 20, 2023. As a result, Riverside Police Detectives also arrested Arline in connection with that incident. Arline was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center where he remains in custody, with bail set at 2.5 million dollars.  

Considering Arline’s arrest for these two incidents, authorities suspect the possibility of additional victims who may have been assaulted by Arline. The Corona Police Department is asking anyone with pertinent information to contact Detective Jason Goudy at 951-739-4880 or email at Jason.Goudy@CoronaCA.gov.  

About the City of Corona: Corona is a vibrant, culturally diverse community located in the heart of Southern California at the junction of the 91 and 15 freeways with a population of more than 160,000 residents. For more information regarding the City of Corona, visit www.CoronaCA.gov.

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