Ex-boyfriend sentenced for Marin Headlands sex assault

(KRON) — An ex-boyfriend who sexually assaulted a woman after she refused to get back together with him was sentenced to prison on Thursday.

Prosecutors said Esbin Ramirez-Garcia was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William Alsup to serve 90 months in federal prison for committing aggravated sexual abuse within Golden Gate National Recreation Area at Marin Headlands.

Ramirez-Garcia, 28, a national of Mexico, pleaded guilty on Feb. 25. His crime happened on Aug. 2, 2024, when he picked up the victim from her workplace.

Instead of driving her home, “he asked her to get back together with him. The victim refused to resume their relationship and asked to be let out of the vehicle, but Ramirez-Garcia grabbed her with his hand and continued driving. Ramirez-Garcia deviated from the route to the victim’s home and drove his truck to a parking lot in the Marin Headlands,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office Northern District of California wrote.

Ramirez-Garcia then sexually assaulted the victim against her will, prosecutors said.

In addition to the prison term, Judge Alsup ordered the defendant to participate in a sex offender treatment program. Ramirez-Garcia was immediately remanded into custody to begin serving his sentence.