AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – An Arizona man was sentenced for sexually assaulting a woman after he copied her hotel room key in Auburn Hills.
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Joel Delavara, 36, of Yuma, Arizona, was staying at an Auburn Hills hotel on Aug. 14, 2024, when he had a copy made of a woman’s room key.
It’s not clear exactly how that key was copied.
Delavara went into the woman’s room and sexually assaulted her before flying back to Arizona.
The woman reported the attack, and Oakland County prosecutors charged Delavara with:
- First-degree criminal sexual conduct -- a felony with a maximum penalty of life in prison.
- Second-degree criminal sexual conduct -- a felony with a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison.
- First-degree home invasion -- A felony with a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
On March 14, 2025, Delavara was found guilty by a jury. He was sentenced on May 13, 2025, to 180 months to 40 years in prison.
He is required to provide DNA testing, provide HIV test, comply with sex offender registration requirements and not contact the victim.
