Multiple Monsters Resided in Home With Unalived Jianna Duran While Children Feared for Their Lives
Jianna's 16 yr. old cousin Halana Perez endured outrageous abuse by her father, Anthony Perez, who was enabled by his parents
Following the Valentine’s Day suicide of 10-year-old Sebastopol student Jianna Duran, my pursuit for answers has been relentless. Yesterday, I discovered that Jianna grew up alongside her sixteen-year-old cousin and best friend, Ms. Halana Perez. I became aware of this information after coming across Halana’s TikTok profile. Yesterday’s post included the following caption:
“Crazy how our own family that raised us isn’t even trying to get justice for you, but is protecting the man who did this to you, and themselves. They can keep lying but the truth is coming out, and I’ll make sure it does. Love u forever my lil’ twin.”
I reached out to Halana Perez to inquire about her post. I am truly at a loss for words after speaking with her. She is an incredibly strong young woman, and I will not allow her to be mistreated by those who are protecting predators. I was provided with the following details but cannot verify their accuracy.
The following individuals resided in the same residence on Kingwood St. in Santa Rosa:
Cassandra Perez & daughters Jianna Duran / Jazmine Ortega, as well as alleged dog rapist and pedophile Jeremiah Ortega shared a room.
Halana Perez and her grandparents Jesus & Angie Perez shared a room.
Anthony Perez, Cassandra Perez’s brother and Halana’s father, had his own room.
Apparently, everyone who resided in the Perez Household was aware that 26-year-old Jeremiah Ortega had sexually abused 10-year-old Jianna Duran. Jianna presented a note to both her mother and Jeremiah which claimed she was being touched inappropriately, was scared and felt uncomfortable. The Santa Rosa Police Department was given the note. Both Jeremiah Ortega and Cassandra Perez are under investigation.
When word got out from Jianna’s note, Ortega was banished from the Kingwood Residence by the Perez grandparents. This was around the summer of 2023.
Afterwards, Ms. Cassandra Perez was able to obtain an apartment through her employer, Varenna, in Fountaingrove. Once again, Ms. Perez allowed Ortega into her home. Jianna resided with her grandparents during the week, and with her mother on weekends. Jianna begged and pleaded not to be sent to her mother’s, and only wanted to stay with her grandparents.
Halana informed me that she was terrified of her own father, Anthony Perez, as were her grandparents.
As a local boxing coach, Mr. Perez was training Halana to box for the National Title. Ms. Perez claimed to be afraid of her father since she was 8-years-old. She shared that he becomes visibly angry, yells at her daily, choked her, pulled her hair so hard that she thought it would be ripped out of her head, punched her arms, legs, and pinched her to the point it would tear her skin and leave bruised.
Mr. Perez would cover his daughter’s mouth with his hands and tell her to stop crying while making fun of her until she could not breathe. He would threaten her that if she did not stop crying he would hurt her again, but ten times harder than before.
Although Halana only began boxing a few years ago, she has already won regional and state championships. Her father described her as a failure and told her that 2nd place at the National Golden Gloves Boxing Championship was not good enough.
She no longer wishes to remain silent about the abuse he has inflicted upon her.
The following text messages were exchanged between the father and daughter:
My own father was extremely abusive, but I cried after seeing these messages shared by Halana. There were many more…and I am so upset!
Halana told her grandmother Angela ‘Angie’ Perez about the abuse, but it went ignored. Halana was continually dismissed, made to be the problem and required to endure abuse as the adults turned a blind eye. When Halana tried to leave the residence, her grandmother barricaded the front door and refused to allow her to leave until her mom saved her.
Mr. Anthony’s Perez’s current girlfriend, Ms. Jenny Chavez, also appears to be a potential enabler of child abuse.
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Were children safe at the Perez Residence? It sure does not appear that way.
“The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?” -Psalm 118:6