Man Who Sexually Assaulted Metro Passenger May Have Victimized Others: Deputies

LOS ANGELES, CA — Authorities are searching for possible additional victims of a man who was arrested this week after sexually assaulting a woman on a Metro train, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.

Roderick Moore, 27, assaulted the woman on Sunday and was arrested on a felony charge of sexual assault, deputies said. He's being held in lieu of $210,000 bail, jail records show.

The woman was on the E (Expo) Line train early Sunday morning when she was assaulted near the Culver City Station. She used the train's emergency call system to contact the operator, who stopped the train and located both the woman and the suspect, county Supervisor Janice Hahn said in a statement.

Hahn lauded the operator's bravery and quick action and the fast response from law enforcement.

"We're reminded that we urgently need to prevent violent crime in our system, not simply respond to it. I want our uniformed law enforcement officers assigned to Metro and our transit security officers to be riding our buses and trains, not waiting at stations or in their cars to respond once a crime has been committed."

The Sheriff's Department on Thursday released a bulletin that stated "based on the nature of the offenses, detectives believe there may be additional unidentified victims."

Anyone with information is asked to contacted the sheriff's Special Victims Bureau at 877-710-5273 or specialvictimsbureau@lasd.org. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers online or by calling 800-222-8477.

City News Service contributed to this report.