Molina, Ortiz clash shaky as Ortiz is charged with sexual assault
Sunday fight between former WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz and Molina Jr is hanging in the balance, as the ex-champion is charged with sexual assault of multiple counts.
The fight is scheduled to hold at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California and promoters of the fight are yet to comment on the development
Ortiz, 31, reportedly turned himself in to the Oxnard Police department with a bail said to be $100,000.
If found guilty of the charges against him, he could wind up in prison.
Ortiz was charged last Monday by the Ventura County District Attorney’s office. Ortiz was charged with three felony assault charges in which one of the charges is forcible rape.
The charges are for an assault that allegedly took place on March 19. The police were notified then on the same date. It’s unclear whether Ortiz knew his alleged victim.
And, on Tuesday, Ortiz turned himself into the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, according to vcstar.
