Reported illegal migrant behind alleged Highway 39 sexual assaults arrested as LA sheriff seeks more victims

A reported illegal immigrant accused of sexually assaulting two ladies alongside Highway 39 in southern California has been taken into custody as police are searching for more victims.  

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says Eduardo Sarabia, 40, is now going through two felony counts of forcible rape and forcible oral copulation following alleged incidents on Sunday and Monday of this week. 

“Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Bureau are investigating two separate sexual assault cases involving female victims who were sexually assaulted by Eduardo Sarabia along Highway 39 in the Angeles National Forest,” it stated in a press release, including that he was taken into custody Monday.  

“Based on the nature of the allegations, detectives believe there may be additional unidentified victims,” the division additionally stated. “Detectives are seeking the public’s help in identifying any such victims.” 

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Sarabia is an illegal immigrant and transient from Mexico, Fox11 is reporting, citing investigators. 

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The alleged incidents occurred alongside Highway 39 within the Angeles National Forest. (Google Maps)

The Sheriff’s Department says Sarabia is being held with out bail and is ready to make a court docket look on June 27. 

They launched photos of a windowless Ford Transit van that Sarabia is alleged to have been driving. 

The Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department believes there are more unidentified victims linked to Sarabia. (Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department)

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He is described by authorities as being 5 ft, 4 inches tall and weighing 160 kilos, with black hair and brown eyes.