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Officers from the Stamford Police Special Victims Unit traveled to Los Angeles, to extradite 35-year-old Fredy A. Orellana back to the state for his part in a two-year prolonged sexual assault of a child under the age of 10 years old, said Stamford PD Captain Diedrich Hohn.
The investigation began after the victim was seen at a hospital with a sexually transmitted disease. Officers conducted a forensic interview of the child and were able to corroborate many of the allegations against Orellana.
The investigators worked with the States Attorney’s office to secure an arrest warrant for Orellana in May.
Orellana became privy to the arrest warrant and immediately fled the state. Officer Comerford stayed with the case and contacted the US Marshal Service and through numerous investigative techniques, Orellana was located in Los Angeles, Hohn said.
Orellana returned on Tuesday, June 29, and was charged with sexual assault and two counts of risk of injury to a child.
He is currently being held on a bond of $500,000.
In the second case, a 54-year-old Stamford resident, Natividad Zandoval, was arrested on Friday, July 2, for sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor.
In early Oct. 2020, a 24-year-old woman reported to investigators that she was repeatedly sexually assaulted by Zandoval for seven years while she was a child.
Following an investigation, Zandoval made some admissions towards the crimes. Officers contacted the States Attorney’s office and secured an arrest warrant for Zandoval’s arrest. He is currently being held on a 1 million dollar bond.
"The Stamford Police Department would like to recognize the efforts of the officers who investigated these heinous crimes," Hohn said. "We also need to be mindful and recognize the courage of the victims. These investigations are very difficult to investigate and deal with, however, it is even worse for the victims. The courage of the victims to come forward and cooperate is a tough ordeal."
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