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Serial Sexual Assault Suspect Arrested

On July 19, 2016 at about 5:15 p.m.,the Santa Monica Police Department located and arrested a

suspect, identified as Pablo Carlos Pineda – 32 years old

Hispanic male, in connection with a series of violent sexual

assaults and attacks which took place on the Westside.

Pineda was arrested in the MacArthur Park area of Los Angeles.

Following an extensive and collaborative multi-agency

taskforce investigation involving the Santa Monica Police

Department, the Beverly Hills Police Department, the Los

Angeles Police Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Behavioral Analysis Unit,

forensic evidence and information was gathered leading to the identification of Pineda.

Pineda has been linked to two sexual assaults occurring in Santa Monica on January 13, 2016

and February 5, 2016 in the 1200 block of the beach, a violent attack which occurred April 15,

2016 in Beverly Hills in the 9000 block of Wilshire Blvd, and a sexual assault which occurred

July 2, 2016 in the 1300 block of Westgate Avenue in West Los Angeles.

 

Pineda was taken into custody and booked at the Santa Monica Jail for 261(a)(2) Penal Code

(PC) – Forcible Rape; 220(a)(1) PC – Assault with Intent to Commit Rape; and 245(a)(4) PC –

Assault by Means Producing Great Bodily Injury. Pineda remains in custody on $385,000 bail.

Pineda has been booked on the Santa Monica incidents only with the West Los Angeles and

Beverly Hills incidents pending review by the District Attorney’s Office.

The Santa Monica Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying any

potential victims or witnesses to this investigation. Anyone with additional information is urged

to contact any of the following law enforcement agencies:

Santa Monica Police Department: Detective E. Soto (310) 458-8218

Beverly Hills Police Department: Detective R. Evans (310) 285-2160

Los Angeles Police Department: Detective J. Vargas (213) 486-6931

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