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A Santa Clarita man was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the strangling death of his boyfriend.
On Wednesday Christian Ortiz, was sentenced to three years in prison for involuntary manslaughter for strangling Brayan “Brian” Rodriguez, 20, and hiding his body at a Valencia home in September 2017, according to Greg Risling, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
The couple had been arguing the last time Rodriguez was seen, according to Rodriguez’s family.
His family went on to initially report him missing on Sept. 22, 2017.
Several days later, a search party was sent out to attempt to find Rodriguez, at which time Ortiz identified himself to a KHTS reporter as the victim’s boyfriend.
Rodriguez was eventually found later that day, dead inside of Ortiz’s Valencia home.
Deputies then arrested Ortiz the following morning in connection with the murder, according to Sheriff’s Department arrest records.
Ortiz pleaded not guilty in February 2018 at the San Fernando Superior Court.
Back in May, Ortiz was found not guilty of murder, but guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
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I really do not EVER need to that hideous photo again.
Is it friends with You Tube cook Bird Gang Gang, Rick Jacobs, Sexy Vegan, Jeffrey Tobin, Pete Buttshisgig and Ron Jeremy?!
You can all visit him for conjugal circle jerks. But stay away from the closet!
Kim, Very odd, ? Condoning comment!! Ollleegeema!
Not condom-ing, but you have a fixation with sex offenders, that belies your latent predispotition to “hang-OUT” together.
Kim, Yes, normal people have a fixation against evil!!
Only 3 years for strangling someone to death? Will he get out early for good behavior?
The murder erapon is in his pants.
What are you talking about he got out the same day he was sentenced in May. Talk about having a GOOD lawyer (Robert Schwartz rarmins@aol.com)
Craig, Yes, he’s a special/protected class with lots of privileges————
Is that the best homophobic remark you can make without getting blasted on here? Or is that the extent of your wittiness??? They are both out-of-the-closet gay Latinos I fail to see where they are privileged.