Sonora, CA…From the Sonora Police Department…”37-year-old Harland Joseph Bordeau of Sonora was arrested on Friday evening for suspicion of forceable rape and intimidating a crime victim. On Thursday, April 23rd, our department received a call regarding a sexual assault that occurred just days prior. During the subsequent investigation, we learned that Bordeau physically restrained and raped a female victim in her thirties at a residence in Sonora. He also threatened the victim to dissuade her from reporting the incident.

The victim and suspect were known to each other but did not have a dating relationship