Crime & Safety

Mountain View Fugitive Barber Now Suspected In Over 20 Sexual Assaults

A second victim told police the suspect was his barber and he had lost consciousness while having beers with him.

(CBS Bay Area)

January 9, 2025

Additional charges have been filed against a Mountain View barber who has fled from prosecution after being suspected in multiple sexual assaults in which the victims were unconscious, according to prosecutors.

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The Santa Clara County District Attorney's office confirmed to CBS News Bay Area Wednesday that an amended indictment against 34-year-old Franklin Enrique Sarceno Orla was filed this week. Sarceno Orla was initially arrested in late August and had posted $250,000 bail.

Court records show he had been scheduled to appear for a plea hearing on Oct. 29. Prosecutors had originally notified the public in November in hopes of finding Sarceno Orla.

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Franklin Enrique Sarceno Orla of Mountain View, who has fled after being accused of multiple sexual assaults/Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office

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