Damian Denzell Robinson Jr., 29, was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting six women in San Fernando Valley over six hours on April 19. The attacks occurred at various locations, including businesses and grocery stores.
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Damian Denzell Robinson Jr., 29, was charged for allegedly sexually assaulting six women and attempting to record a minor in San Fernando Valley over six hours on April 19. The attacks occurred at various locations, including businesses and grocery stores.
- Damian Denzell Robinson Jr., 29, charged with two felony counts of assault with intent to commit forcible sex crimes
- Six misdemeanor counts of sexual battery and one count each of lewd conduct and invasion of privacy by peeking at a minor
- Preliminary hearing scheduled for June 2; bail set at $355,000
- Robinson faces up to 16 years and six months in prison if convicted
The spree began shortly after 9:10 a.m. inside a business near Devonshire Street and Balboa Boulevard, where an elderly woman was sexually assaulted. Less than an hour later, another woman fought off an attempted assault near Forbes Avenue and Calahan Street. By 10 a.m., a third victim reported being grabbed from behind and assaulted near Lassen Street and Encino Avenue.
The attacks continued into the late morning and afternoon, including inside a grocery store near Vanowen Street and Corbin Avenue at 11:15 a.m., and again around 12:37 p.m. at another market near Mason Avenue and Sherman Way. In one of the most alarming incidents, a woman inside a retail store restroom near Corbin Avenue and Nordhoff Street discovered she was being recorded from underneath a stall at 3:20 p.m.
Robinson turned himself in at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lancaster Station on Wednesday night. He has a prior conviction for indecent exposure and lewd conduct, requiring him to register as a sex offender. Police believe there may be additional victims and encourage anyone with information to come forward.
The series of assaults allegedly took place between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Prosecutors say that Robinson entered a store in Granada Hills, where he allegedly pulled down a 64-year-old woman's pants and groped her. An hour later, they say that he tried to sexually assault a 73-year-old woman who was walking down a street in the North Hills area. Several minutes later, prosecutors alleged that he sexually assaulted a 51-year-old woman on the street.
They further alleged that he approached four other women and inappropriately touched them over the next several hours, ending the spree of incidents at around 3:20 p.m. inside a retail store 'by trying to surreptitiously record on his phone a 6-year-old girl who was in a store bathroom,' prosecutors said.
Robinson pleaded not guilty during his arraignment hearing on Friday and his preliminary hearing was scheduled for June 2. He was ordered to remain behind bars in lieu of $355,000, prosecutors said. If convicted as charged, prosecutors say that Robinson faces up to 16 years and six months in state prison.
'In a single day, this defendant is accused of committing various sex-related crimes that terrorized seven women and a young girl,' said a statement from LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman. 'This kind of behavior is calculated, warped and deeply disturbing. It is our job to hold this defendant accountable to ensure this doesn't happen again. We urge anyone else who believes they may have been a victim or a witness to call the Los Angeles Police Department.'
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