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Santa Margarita, CA -- The Orange County District Attorney's Office and the
Tustin Police Department (TPD) are seeking the public's help identifying
potential additional victims of an 80-year-old missionary charged with sexually
assaulting two girls under the age of 10.
Douglas
Dale Whinery, 80, Tustin, is charged with various felony counts of sexual abuse
of child under the age of 14.
According
to the OCDA, at the time of the crime, Whinery was a former pastor and
missionary and was actively involved at Olive Crest Church in Santa Ana,
Foothills Church in Rancho Santa Margarita, and Grace Church in Yorba Linda.
The defendant had access to children.
Around Nov. 7, 2011, Whinery is
accused of approaching 10-year-old Jane Doe 1 and her relative, 8-year-old Jane
Doe 2, while they were in a park in Tustin.Whinery is accused of
grooming the victims by befriending the victims' family member, providing money
for a place to live, taking the victims to school, having the victims spend the
night in his home, and inviting them to attend church with him.
On multiple occasions between Nov.
7, 2011, and March 28, 2016, Whinery is accused of abusing his position of
trust and sexually assaulting Jane Doe 1 and Jane Doe 2.
On March 28, 2016, Jane Doe 2
reported the sexual assault to a family member, who contacted TPD, who began
investigating this case and subsequently arrested the defendant on March 30,
2016.
The investigation in this case is
ongoing. Anyone with additional information or who believes that they may have
been a victim is encouraged to contact Supervising District Attorney
Investigator Mark Gutierrez at (714)347-8794 or TPD Detective Sergeant Nichols
at 714-573-3257.
Deputy District Attorney Whitney
Bokosky of the Sexual Assault Unit is prosecuting this case.
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