Man sentenced for breaking into Garden Grove home and masturbating in front of grandmother and two young granddaughters

The following information was released by the Orange County District Attorney.

A man was sentenced today to four years in state prison and lifetime sex offender registration for breaking into the home of a grandmother and her two grandchildren, and masturbating in front of the three victims. Ozro Robert Lee, 46, Santa Ana, was found guilty by a jury Feb. 9, 2012, of one felony count each of first degree residential burglary of an inhabited dwelling, indecent exposure after unlawful entry, and two felony counts of child annoyance after trespass, and a sentencing enhancement allegation for non-accomplice present during a residential burglary was found true.

At approximately 8:00 p.m. on April 15, 2011, Lee broke into a Garden Grove home by prying at the front door using a screw driver or tool. Two little girls, ages 6 and 8 years old, were inside the home with their 59-year-old grandmother, Jane Doe. Jane Doe was in her bedroom with her 6-year-old granddaughter while the other watched television in the living room. Jane Doe is the sole caretaker of her granddaughters and suffers from impaired speech and limited mobility due to partial paralysis caused by a recent stroke. The victims do not know the defendant.

Lee entered the home and walked into a bathroom as the children screamed. Jane Doe heard the screams and came out of her bedroom to find Lee in the house. As Jane Doe yelled for the defendant to get out of the home, Lee turned toward the three victims, dropped his pants, and masturbated. He then fled the scene.

Lee was arrested shortly thereafter outside the residence by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, who investigated this case.

Lee’s lifetime sex offender registration would bar him from entering County recreational areas and City parks which have passed the Sex Offender Ordinance. Visit www.orangecountyda.com to read the prior press releases on the County’s Sex Offender Ordinance as well as the 12 other cities that have enacted the Child Safety Zone Ordinance including Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Hills, Lake Forest, La Habra, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, Rancho Santa Margarita, Seal Beach, Westminster, and Yorba Linda.

Senior Deputy District Attorney Beth Costello prosecuted this case.