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San Jose man acting as spiritual healer accused of raping child
A San Jose man who acted as a spiritual healer was arrested in late October on suspicion of several felony sex crimes against a child.Read More
San Jose rape suspect in custody on $500,000 bail
A San Jose man suspected of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl earlier this year in Santa Clara County was arrested on Friday. The 44-year-old suspect was taken into custody...Read More
Salinas man sentenced to 238 years on 20 counts of sexual assault, burglary
A Salinas man has been sentenced to 238 years and eight months to life in prison in a sexual assault case involving three victims, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine...Read More
Jon Jacobo resigns city position, responds to rape allegations
An influential San Francisco city commissioner is stepping down from his position after a woman alleged Friday that he raped her.Read More
Investigators search for other victims of suspected child rapist
A San Mateo County man suspected of raping multiple children over the course of several years was arrested Thursday after one of the victims came forward to identify him,...Read More
Man convicted as ‘NorCal Rapist’ maintains innocence as judge hands down 897-year sentence
Roy Charles Waller was sentenced Friday to 897 years in prison following a conviction in the “NorCal Rapist” case involving the assault on nine women from 1991 to 2006....Read More
Golden State Killer Joseph DeAngelo to serve 12 life sentences
Joseph DeAngelo, also known as the Golden State Killer, was sentenced Friday to 12 life terms for numerous murders, rapes and other crimes he committed in California, including some...Read More
Death row inmate convicted of 1979 rape, murder dies in San Quentin cell
A death row inmate sentenced in a Contra Costa County case from 1979 died on Wednesday at San Quentin State Prison, according to a statement from the California Department...Read More
Man faces murder charges after DNA links to 1981 cold case rape, murder of teen girl
A 57-year-old man who had been serving a lengthy sentence in Nevada for a sexual assault conviction was arraigned on Friday on special circumstances murder charges for the 1981...Read More
Man convicted of murdering five teen girls dies in prison
An inmate at California Medical Facility in Vacaville who pleaded guilty to murdering five teenage girls in Los Angeles County in 1979 died of natural causes Monday night, the...Read More
Nearly 30 years later, man pleads guilty to murder of 14-year-old girl
A Castroville man has pleaded guilty to the 1990 murder of a teenager and the attempted kidnapping in 1993 of another teenager, Monterey County District Attorney Jeannine Pacioni announced...Read More
Judge sentences Uber driver to eight years for sexual assault
A 53-year-old Uber driver was sentenced on Friday to 8 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a young female passenger while she was intoxicated in 2017. Alameda County...Read More
Lawsuit says Lyft is liable for alleged rape, sexual assault of 14 women
Fourteen women from eight states who say they were raped or assaulted by Lyft drivers in 2018 and 2019 sued the ride-booking company in San Francisco Superior Court Wednesday....Read More
Police arrest Lyft driver suspected of raping intoxicated rider
San Bruno police arrested a 46-year-old male Lyft driver on suspicion of raping a 25-year-old female passenger on Saturday morning. The victim reported that she scheduled the ride while...Read More
Berkeley police arrest sexual assault suspect
A 36-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of a sexual assault in Berkeley on Tuesday morning, police said. The victim was walking a dog in the area of Dwight...Read More
Attorney in ‘Rideshare Rapist’ case seeks to suppress DNA evidence
The attorney for a man accused of posing as a rideshare driver in order to sexually assault women in San Francisco is claiming officers unlawfully obtained his DNA —...Read More
Rape reported at campus residence at Sonoma State University
The Sonoma State University Police Department is investigating a reported rape inside a residence on campus.Read More