A 21-year-old Los Angeles man is accused of sexually assaulting multiple victims he targeted on Instagram over a roughly two-year period, authorities announced.
“He said, ‘You’re not calling no one. You’re alone. You’re lost,’” the victim recalled from the witness stand Tuesday through a court-appointed Spanish interpreter.The suspect then contacted one of the women and allegedly threatened her. He also attempted to extort money from her, threatening to post nude images that were on her phone, and impersonated the woman on social media, according to authorities.
During their investigation, detectives connected the suspect to several other incidents that followed a similar pattern. All of the victims were messaged over social media, lured to various locations and then sexually assaulted, investigators said. Watson was charged with 16 felony counts, including aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14; three counts of forcible rape; one count of assault with a deadly weapon; four counts of attempted extortion; and one count of grand theft auto, according to the Sheriff’s Department.Harvey Weinstein will not testify in his own defense at his Los Angeles rape trial, leaving his attorneys with just six witnesses to call. The case could go to jurors by the end of the week.
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