A suspect wanted on suspicion of rape, kidnapping, and assault with a deadly weapon led Santa Clarita deputies on a short pursuit through Santa Clarita Friday before stopping in Newhall. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The pursuit started around 11:45 a.m. near the McDonald’s on Valencia Boulevard and ended a few ...
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Santa Clarita Man Charged With 27 Felonies For Raping Seven Women
A 44-year-old man who posed as a rideshare driver has been charged with raping seven women in a span of 15 months, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Nicolas Morales, of Santa Clarita, has been charged with 27 felony counts: nine counts of forcible ...
Read More »UPDATE: Detectives Investigating Report Of Sexual Assault; Suspect Arrested
Updates with status of investigation, name of suspect, location of assault Sheriff’s Station officials are investigating a sexual assault that reportedly took place investigation is underway, and that a suspect has been arrested. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Christian Perez, 21, of Canyon Country, whose occupation was listed as “self-employed,” was ...
Read More »D.A. Declines To File Charges In Sexual Assault Allegation Against Former COC Football Recruit
The District Attorney’s Office is not currently pursuing charges against Azhon Davis, 18, of Lancaster, who was accused of a sexual assault, officials said Monday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Prosecutors said the case was a “decline to file” as of September 11, because there was not enough evidence to proceed ...
Read More »COC Football Recruit, Student Arrested In 2 Separate Rape Allegations
A second COC student was arrested on a rape charge this week in a second, unrelated accusation, this time an alleged off-campus sexual assault. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Brady John Wood, 20, of Saugus, was arrested Monday, at 7:45 p.m. for an alleged “date rape scenario,” said Brian Hudson of ...
Read More »COC Football Recruit Arrested As Suspect In Alleged Rape On COC Campus
A Lancaster man is being booked on a rape charge in connection with an alleged sexual assault earlier this month on COC’s Valencia campus. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Azhon Davis, 18, turned himself in Monday morning, investigators with the Sheriff’s Station’s Special Victims Unit confirmed Monday. Davis made arrangements through ...
Read More »Sex Crimes, Special Victims Detective Discusses Social Media, Coverage, Concerns
Ed. Note: This story is the second of several in a continuing series that looks at how sexual assault investigations are conducted in the Santa Clarita Valley, looking at local resources, law enforcement and community involvement. A veteran investigator of sex crimes in Santa Clarita discussed concerns created by coverage and social media, as part of an ongoing KHTS News ...
Read More »Alleged Rape At COC Prompts Talk About Santa Clarita Resources For Sexual Assault Victims
Ed. Note: This story is the first of several in a continuing series that looks at how sexual assault investigations are conducted in the Santa Clarita Valley, looking at local resources, law enforcement and community involvement. A recent alleged rape at COC reminded Santa Clarita that for all the amenities afforded the SCV, a sexual assault treatment center is not ...
Read More »Sexual Assault Alleged At COC’s Valencia Campus Under Investigation
Santa Clarita deputies received a report Thursday night of a sexual assault that occurred on campus Wednesday morning, officials said. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. College of the Canyons officials disclosed in an email to students that a sexual assault occurred on the Valencia campus Wednesday morning. The following was sent ...
Read More »Local Prosecutor, Senator Stern Discuss Bipartisan Effort To Support Child Sexual Assault Victims (AUDIO)
Senate Bill 756 looks to close a startling loophole that left the most vulnerable victims of sexual assault unable to get monetary restitution for their suffering: children. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. KHTS News interviewed Prosecutor Jon Hatami, a Santa Clarita resident and prosecutor for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s ...
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