Having a stalker seems absolutely terrifying. More often than not, when we think of stalkers, we likely think of them in terms of celebrities. We’ve heard stories of people making their way into a celebrity’s home, or infiltrating their personal lives in some other deeply concerning way. But stalking happens to regular people too. And a lot of the time, they are women who turned down a man who didn’t take no for an answer. California man Cristian Solorio, is evidently one of those who couldn’t take no for an answer. Now, he will be spending years in prison because he stalked a woman who wasn’t interested.
He met his victim a year ago.
According to the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office, Solorio met his victim in February 2025, at her place of work. He started coming around often, and despite store employees attempting to scare him off, his behavior “escalated.”
“He reportedly followed the victim home after her shifts and began sleeping in his vehicle outside her residence, including in the alleyway behind her home,” the sheriff’s office said.
Over the course of a week, he was spotted observing the woman’s family members when they would leave the home, and was “checking doors to gain access.”
Everything came to a head a few months later.
Deputies from the sheriff’s office responded to a call of an intruder at a residence around 12:20 a.m. on May 21, 2025, they said. Cristian Solorio had entered the woman’s home while she was asleep. He then made his way into her bedroom, and began “biting and licking the victim’s toes, then attempting to get into the bed.”
He fled the scene before police arrived. However, through the victim’s statements and surveillance footage, investigators from the Special Victims Unit were able to identify Solorio as the suspect.
Solorio was located around the victim’s home again on May 22, 2025, and officers were able to arrest him “without incident.” He was booked on charges of burglary, stalking, sexual battery, and assault with intent to commit a felony.
Thankfully, Cristian Solorio is being held accountable for his crimes.
On March 20, 2026, the Stanislaus County District Attorney shared an update on the case. In the release, it was announced that Solorio was convicted by pleading guilty to felony stalking and breaking into a residence with the intent to commit a sex act. According to the release, he is still facing federal charges related to drug trafficking.
In the release, more details about his treatment of his victim were given. According to the DA, Solorio became “obsessed” with the woman immediately. He would show up at her place of work multiple times a day and loiter in an attempt to talk to her. “Solorio asked the victim out several times and sent her a letter where he stated he wanted to take her to Mexico,” they said.
On May 21, 2025, he waited until her father left the residence before breaking in. He then woke the woman up by sucking on her toes.
“Although terrified, the victim managed to talk with Solorio in a friendly demeanor in an attempt to keep him calm and de-escalate his actions,” they explained. Other family members in the home then made their way into her room and demanded that he leave before they called the police.
Solorio was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison.
According to the District Attorney’s Office, he received the maximum sentence he could for his crime.
“I’m glad the victim came forward, and the Sheriff’s Office did a really good job tracking him down and getting him into custody,” Deputy District Attorney Vita Palazuelos told The Modesto Bee. “Unfortunately, the maximum sentence for this charge is only six years.”
Palazuelos praised the woman as being “very brave,” saying that she did everything she could to avoid Solorio before the attack.
In addition to the time in prison, he will also have to register as a sex offender for life due to California law. Prosecutors said the conviction counts as a “super strike,” which means he could be designated a sexually violent predator and stay in jail longer than his prison sentence.
A proper sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 17, 2026, at the Stanislaus County Superior Court.
