(Woodland, CA) – March 1, 2023 – On February 27, 2023, Dominique Jackson, a 32-year-old Sacramento man, was sentenced for the sexual assault of two women. The Honorable Peter M. Williams sentenced Jackson to seven-years-to-life in State Prison, plus 35 years 4 months after his life sentence is served. Jackson was convicted of sexually assaulting two women on two separate occasions, a jury hung on a third victim. As to Jane Doe #1, Jackson was found guilty of Forcible Rape, Forcible Oral Copulation, and Assault with Likelihood of Causing Great Bodily Injury. As to Jane Doe #2, Jackson was found guilty of Attempted Sexual Assault, Assault with Intent to Commit Sexual Assault during a First Degree Burglary, Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Criminal Threats, Sexual Battery, and Battery Causing Serious Bodily Injury. The jury was unable to reach a verdict as to Assault with Intent to Commit Sexual Assault to a third victim.
Over the course of the four-week trial, the jury heard evidence of three separate incidents, two in West Sacramento and one in Sacramento. All of the victims were strangers to Jackson, all attacks occurred during daylight, and all attacks involved a weapon.
The jury heard evidence that in Sacramento in May 2019, Jane Doe #1 was walking home from work when she was strangled from behind and then sexually assaulted by Jackson. A passerby interrupted the rape and showed great courage in the face of threats made by Jackson. The crime went unsolved for seven months until the passerby saw a press release regarding the sexual assault on Jane Doe #2.
In December 2019, Jane Doe #2 was doing laundry at her apartment complex in West Sacramento when she was attacked with knife from behind by Jackson. Jane Doe #2 fought off Jackson’s sexual assault but was brutally beaten by Jackson for her rejection. Jane Doe #2 suffered life altering injuries as a result.
The jury heard evidence that in March 2019, Jane Doe #3 was walking to work in West Sacramento. Jane Doe #3 was grabbed from behind by Jackson who then placed a gun against her temple (the gun was later believed to be a BB gun). Jane Doe #3 bravely fought off Jackson by striking him in the face. Jackson fled the area and was not caught that day.
The jury also heard evidence of several other instances of sexual deviancy by Jackson including luring a woman to a parking lot through the guise that he had found her lost dog, sending lewd images to a minor, furtively photographing over 20 women from behind, and researching how to purchase date rape drugs and chloroform.
Through the tremendous coordination of several agencies, West Sacramento Police Department, Sacramento Sheriff’s Department, and the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office – Investigations Bureau, all three crimes were able to be solved and link Jackson to each one. Jackson was tied to the crimes using Google location data, DNA, a forensic sketch artist, surveillance footage, and eyewitnesses.
District Attorney Jeff Reisig said “Dominique Jackson not only preyed on women, but he deliberately hunted for them. Mr. Jackson is the most dangerous type of offender, he was bold, he was calculating, and he wasn’t afraid to use weapons or inflict great violence to accomplish his ends. The victims in this case were incredibly brave and our office never stopped fighting until Dominique Jackson was held accountable. Yolo County and Sacramento County are safer places with Mr. Jackson behind bars.”
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