Man charged with assaulting partially paralyzed grandmother in front of her two granddaughters
A Santa Ana man was charged Tuesday with breaking into an Orange County home, hitting an invalid grandmother and performing a lewd act in front of the woman and her two young granddaughters.
Authorities say Ozro Robert Lee, 45, broke into a Garden Grove home Friday night by prying open the front door.
Once inside, Lee allegedly confronted the 59-year-old grandmother, a partially paralyzed stroke victim, and her 7- and 9-year-old granddaughters. Their names were withheld by the Orange County district attorney's office.
Lee exposed and touched himself, then struck the grandmother, according to Susan Kang Schroeder, chief of staff for the district attorney’s office.
“All three of these victims are some of the most vulnerable members of our society,” Schroeder said. “We have two young girls and a grandmother who is having difficulty with her speech and trying to recover from a serious stroke.
"This is one of the most terrifying cases imaginable, to have a stranger come into a home like this,” she said.
Lee was arrested near the home on the night of the alleged incident and was charged with first-degree burglary, assault and indecent exposure.
A district attorney’s office was scheduled to ask the judge at an arraignment hearing Tuesday afternoon to hold Lee on $100,000 bail.
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EDITOR'S PICKS:
Glad he was caught - who raises men like him?????
Posted by: Marlena | April 19, 2011 at 02:24 PM
I would not give him bail! For what he has done, I would give him a life sentence in Hell.
Posted by: Terrance Wise | April 19, 2011 at 02:26 PM
Had to be a white guy.
Posted by: tired | April 19, 2011 at 02:36 PM
@tired...i didnt realize there were white people left in this state
Posted by: num1lkrfan | April 19, 2011 at 03:24 PM
A white guy from Santa Ana? Most likely he is a Mexican.
Posted by: Warren | April 19, 2011 at 03:27 PM
I'll let others speculate on ethnicity. I wonder what this thing's drug of choice is. I bet it's not cannabis. Anyone want to bet with me?
Posted by: newageblues | April 19, 2011 at 04:01 PM
Maybe the Republicans will give him a tax break because he had to put up bail.
Posted by: shiloh2000 | April 19, 2011 at 04:09 PM
@WARREN
Mexican with Lee as a last name?? lol, I think NOT! some crazy white guy hiding in santa ana.
Posted by: ashash | April 19, 2011 at 05:11 PM
As to the comments below --- why would anyone cares about this guy's race, choice of drugs, or politics? That is all irrelevant. The issue is the man's illegal and hurtful conduct and what we as a society must do to protect ourselves and a children so this kind of thing doesn't happen.
Posted by: Civil & Right | April 20, 2011 at 05:36 AM
lewd act = masturbating in front of 2 children
Be a little more honest, Times.
Posted by: Olden Atwoody | April 20, 2011 at 06:36 AM
If they had owned a dog he wouldn't have made it out. I'd get a big one or even two if I owned a house. Right now my place is small and only 1 door going in and out. Thankfully on the 2nd floor.
However, if I ever own a house or ground floor apartment I will get a dog. They are much safer then guns, and more deadly!
Posted by: Jennifer | April 20, 2011 at 08:54 AM