(KRON) — A 20-year-old Fremont resident was arrested Friday after being accused of sexually assaulting a toddler inside a car in Novato, in response to authorities. The suspect, recognized as Omar Shirkhan, allegedly portrayed himself as a 15-year-old on social media, the Novato Police Division mentioned.
The sufferer reported to Novato police on Friday afternoon that that they had been sexually assaulted inside a parked car earlier that morning. Officers acquired info on Shirkhan’s location and located the concerned car, authorities mentioned.
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Whereas officers approached Shirkhan, he fled contained in the suspect car, Novato PD mentioned. After roughly quarter-hour, a Marin County Sheriff’s Workplace deputy noticed the suspect car going southbound on Freeway 101 close to Lucas Valley Street. The deputy initiated a visitors cease and Shirkhan pulled over in San Rafael.
Novato PD officers responded and took Shirkhan into custody simply earlier than 5:30 p.m. He was transported to the police division for questioning within the sexual assault.
Shirkhan was in the end booked into the Marin County Jail for fees of:
Rape of a drugged sufferer
Illegal sexual activity with a minor
Arranging to satisfy a minor to commit a intercourse offense
Driving on a suspended license for DUI
Obstructing a police officer
Shirkhan, whose jail report exhibits his occupation as a “pizza maker,” is presently being held on a $500,000 bail as of midday Monday.
