Crime & Safety
Suspect In Forest Rapes May Have Additional Victims: LASD
Investigators believe a 40-year-old man sexually assaulted two victims in the Angeles National Forest over the course of two days.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Police arrested a 40-year-old man suspected of two sexual assaults in the Angeles National Forest, and detectives are seeking additional victims today, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced.
Eduardo Sarabia was arrested Monday in connection with sexual assaults on Sunday and Monday, according to investigators. He was booked without bail on suspicion forcible rape and oral copulation.
"Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Bureau are investigating two separate sexual assault cases involving female victims who were sexually assaulted by Eduardo Sarabia along Highway 39 in the Angeles National Forest," sheriff's officials said in a statement. "Based on the nature of the allegations, detectives believe there may be additional unidentified victims."
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