Yuma man sentenced for sexually assaulting a woman in hotel in Michigan
Dillon Fuhrman
(KYMA, KECY) – A Yuma man has been sentenced for sexually assaulting a woman in a Michigan hotel last year.
ABC 7 Detroit reports 37-year-old Joel Delavara was sentenced to at least 22 years in prison on Tuesday. He was convicted of criminal sexual conduct as well as home invasion.
The assault happened at a hotel in the Detroit area last August.
Police say Delavara went to the front desk of the hotel and requested a key to the victim’s room. That’s how he was able to get into the victim’s room and sexually assault her.
A week later, the Auburn Hills Police Department sent the Yuma Police Department a warrant for Delavara’s arrest, where he was then extradited back to Michigan to be charged.
Delavara is eligible for an appeal.