In the seemingly peaceful streets of Redwood City, California, justice was served when the perpetrator, Cristian Canelsian, a 21-year-old man, was handed a sentence of three years probation and one year in county jail after a spree of break-ins in which he groped two sleeping females. The sentencing was conveyed in a tweet from the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office.
Cristian Canelsian sentenced by judge to 3 yrs probation, 1 yr county jail for 2023 spree of break ins in Redwood City during which he groped 2 female victims who had been asleep, in once case dropping his cell phone at the scene. Our office had sought a 2 year prison sentence. pic.twitter.com/Hd3rxBfr5M
— San Mateo County District Attorney (@SanMateoCoDA) November 14, 2023
According to an article by KRON4, Canelsian has been linked with five burglaries in the 1200–1300 block of Ebener Street in Redwood City. His crimes targeted specifically sleeping women, heightening the dread factor. On March 19, he awoke one woman via inappropriate touch, leading to his hasty exit.
Evidence from the scene, including surveillance footage, led the police to Canelsian, who was linked to at least three other similar home invasions. Initially, charges levied against him included touching a person intimately without their consent, first-degree burglary, and disorderly conduct. Still, the final sentencing of probation and county jail time seemed shorter in comparison to the two-year prison sentence proposed by the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office.
The Redwood City Police Department is seeking public assistance to identify any additional victims or crimes potentially linked to Canelslian, reported KRON4.
