Cambria man gets 28 years to life for kidnapping, raping hiker
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge sentenced a 33-year-old Cambria man to 28 years to life in prison for kidnapping and raping a hiker. On June 27, 2021, Read More …
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Alleged SLO County child molester caught at LAX while trying to flee the U.S.
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County man, who for years, allegedly sexually molested his stepdaughter and raped her mother, attempted to flee the country on Wednesday, but was tracked Read More …
Cal Poly police investigating alleged rape in campus canyon
Cal Poly police are searching for a man who allegedly raped a victim in the Poly Canyon area of the university campus Monday night. Read More …
Attorney and ‘Mirror Bus’ driver convicted of serial sexual assaults
An attorney who had been registered to practice law in Nevada, yet showed up in Isla Vista living in his “Mirror Bus” and stalking women, has been convicted of 14 charges related to numerous sexual assaults. Read More …
Oceano man convicted of raping 16-year-old girl
A San Luis Obispo County jury convicted a 38-year-old Oceano man of raping a 16-year-old girl whom he was supposed protect. Read More …
Scottish man who faked his death in Monterey County jailed for serial sexual assaults
A Scottish man, who fled justice in the United Kingdom by traveling to California and faking his own death off the coast of Monterey County, has received a 15-year prison sentence for raping three women, sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl and committing other crimes over a span of more than a decade. Read More …
Uber driver who raped SLO college students sentenced to more than 50 years
By JOSH FRIEDMAN An Uber driver who raped and stole valuables from college students in San Luis Obispo received a sentence on Monday of more than 50 years in state prison. Read More …
More rape victims join class action suit against Lyft in SLO court
Two alleged rape victims have joined a Nipomo woman as plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed in San Luis Obispo Superior Court against the ridesharing company Lyft. Read More …
Santa Maria Uber driver accused of rape, caught at Mexican border
Authorities have arrested another Santa Maria Uber driver for allegedly raping a passenger, this time taking the suspect into custody at the United States-Mexico border. Read More …
Violent crime rises in SLO
Driven by an increase in robberies and more reporting of sexual assaults, violent crime rose by 8 percent in San Luis Obispo in 2018, according to statistics released by the SLO Police Department. Read More …