OAKLAND — A South Lake Tahoe resident has been charged with sexually abusing a teen lady he met by means of a chat app designed to hyperlink strangers on-line, court docket information present.
Damien Silver, 42, was charged with illegal sexual exercise and arranging a sexual assembly with a minor, as a part of a 10-count felony criticism. He was launched from jail after posting $100,000 bail, in line with court docket information.
Silver has pleaded not responsible.
Police say Silver got here to the Bay Space and met the lady in Oakland close to a grocery market, then allegedly sexually abused her in his automobile. Throughout their on-line chats, earlier than assembly in individual, the lady allegedly informed Silver she was underage.
The lady informed police “she was tense throughout the entire experience and did not want to flee as she was afraid of what Silver may do to her,” however that she got here up with a “ruse” to get out of there and reported what occurred to police the identical day, in line with court docket information. Silver was arrested two days later and charged on June 26, court docket information present.
Silver’s subsequent court docket date, a preliminary listening to the place a choose will evaluate the prosecution’s proof and resolve if there’s sufficient to uphold the fees, has been tentatively set for Aug. 11.
