Image via Facebook Update, July 6, 2020: The Alameda County District Attorney’s office dismissed the charges in this case in 2017, Berkeleyside has learned. Bay City News reported that the charges were dismissed after the jury deadlocked 7-5 in favor of acquittal. Original story: A woman whose car got locked inside a Berkeley parking garage, and […]
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UC Berkeley student charged after alleged sexual assault on fraternity brother
The Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity house, at Piedmont Avenue and Haste Street, at UC Berkeley. Image: Google maps A UC Berkeley student has been charged with two felony counts after police say he sexually assaulted a fraternity brother at their Southside Berkeley home Friday. Berkeley Police Officer Kenneth Tu wrote in court papers that 21-year-old Jordan Schaer […]
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Update: UC Berkeley student exonerated of rape charge
Image via Facebook Update, July 5, 2016: The student’s name has been removed at his request due to the finding of factual innocence. Original story, Oct. 17, 2014: The case against a 20-year-old UC Berkeley student charged earlier this month with rape has been dismissed, authorities said Friday afternoon, and he has been found “factually innocent” of […]
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5 report frat house drugging, sex assaults in Berkeley
Five people said they were drugged and sexually assaulted over the weekend at the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity near UC Berkeley. Photo: Google maps Update, 2 p.m. The University of California Police Department has released a new alert saying that one member of a fraternity says he was sexually assaulted by another, and that there may […]
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Berkeley police: Drug was used in Cal fraternity rape case
Delta Upsilon at UC Berkeley. Image: Google maps Update, July 5, 2016: The student’s name has been removed at his request due to the finding of factual innocence. Update, Oct. 17: The case against the student has been dismissed, and he has been exonerated and found factually innocent. Original story, Oct. 7: A 20-year-old UC Berkeley student has been […]
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Berkeley police make frat house arrest in rape case
Delta Upsilon at UC Berkeley. Image: Google maps Update, July 5, 2016: The student’s name has been removed at his request due to the finding of factual innocence. Update, Oct. 17: The case against the student has been dismissed, and he has been exonerated and found factually innocent. Original story, Oct. 3: Police have arrested a 20-year-old UC Berkeley […]
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Berkeley Police seek info, suspect after sexual assault
There have been 58 sexual assaults reported in Berkeley since January 1. Image: CrimeMapping.com The Berkeley Police Department is looking for a man reported to have sexually assaulted a woman in her 30s early Sunday morning not far from the UC Berkeley campus. According to a notice released by the department Wednesday evening, the assault […]
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Man set for trial after alleged kidnapping attempt of Berkeley babysitter and indecent exposure
Image via Facebook. An Oakland man is scheduled for a trial later this month after police say he exposed himself to a babysitter in Berkeley and tried to lure her into his car. According to police, a 21-year-old woman was walking to a babysitting job May 6 in the area of Dwight Way and McGee Avenue […]
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Sex offender arrested after grabbing 3-year-old
Lew Olive. Image: UCPD Authorities in Berkeley arrested a registered sex offender over the weekend after he allegedly grabbed a man and his 3-year-old daughter just south of the UC Berkeley campus. According to a statement released by the University of California Police Department, officers on patrol Saturday, April 19, just after 5 p.m. saw the […]
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16-year-old girl found naked, pepper-sprayed in Elmwood
A 16-year-old girl was found Wednesday morning near this spot at Ashby and Piedmont avenues in the Elmwood. She was naked and may have been sexually assaulted. Photo: Tracey Taylor Update, April 17: The San Francisco Police Department has taken over this case. According to KTVU, “The girl initially told authorities she had been kidnapped and […]
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Berkeley man arrested after attempted rape, sexual assault
The Berkeley Police have arrested Michael Anthony Skinner, 21, of Berkeley, in connection with the attempted rape of one victim and sexual battery committed against two other victims on Nov. 9. In a statement released today, BPD said Skinner was arrested on the day of the attacks and has been charged with assault with intent to commit rape, […]
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Op-ed: A history of sexual violence at UC Berkeley
Sofie Karasek, a junior at Cal, was assaulted during her freshman year. Her experience inspired her to study the history of sexual violence at UC Berkeley and to express her views in the video, below, which was produced by Youth Radio. Karasek recently testified before the state legislature about the university’s sexual harassment and sexual assault policies. […]
