Guilty verdicts in east Bakersfield serial rape case

BAKERSFIELD, CA – Billy Ray Johnson is the masked rapist, a Bakersfield jury declared Tuesday afternoon, convicting the 34-year-old of 24 felony charges.  Johnson faced 26 felony counts, including assault, burglary and rape. Johnson also faced gun possession and gang charges. Johnson terrorized east Bakersfield in the summer of 2013. He was convicted of breaking into four homes at night, raping three women and assaulting a fourth by hitting her in the head five times with a