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Assault to Commit Rape – SMPD Looking for Additional Victims
The purpose of this bulletin and the release of information is to find additional victims or witnesses.
On 08/04/2023, Santa Monica Police Officers arrested FERNANDO VINICIO CHAVEZ for 220(a)(1) PC, Assault to Commit Rape.
CHAVEZ is currently in custody without bail after being held to answer in a preliminary hearing in Orange County. The purpose of this bulletin and the release of information is to find additional victims or witnesses.
After further investigation, it was discovered CHAVEZ met the victim while working in Downtown Los Angeles and the victim agreed to meet after CHAVEZ ended his shift. They went to the beach in Santa Monica where CHAVEZ violently assaulted her after the victim refused to have sex with him.
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CHAVEZ has a pending case from Orange Police Department for Assault to Commit Rape and Forcible Penetration with a Foreign Object. Santa Monica Police Detectives are seeking information from the public who may have encountered CHAVEZ or experienced any similar incidents.
CHAVEZ, FERNANDO VINICIO
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DESCRIPTION: MALE HISPANIC/LATINO, 27 YEARS OLD, BLACK HAIR & BROWN EYES, 5’ 11” – 175 POUNDS
Any information please send to Detective Holloway at 310-458-8934, Detective Spencer at 310-458-8420, Sgt. Goodwin at 310-458-8931, or the Watch Commander (24 Hours) 310-458-8427.
