Alleged Sorority Sisters Stalker Heads to Court for Undie Stealing Spree

A 44-year-old Inland Empire man is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday on charges that he used Instagram to track down more than 30 female college students - many from Chapman University - to steal their underwear and personal effects.

Arturo Galvan, who’s being held without bail, faces 50 years in prison if convicted of 33 felony counts of first degree residential burglary, one felony count of attempted first degree residential burglary, one misdemeanor count of resisting and obstructing an officer, one misdemeanor count of vandalism.

Galvan is scheduled to appear in Orange County Superior Court for a pretrial hearing Tuesday morning.

Arturo Galvan, of Menifee, allegedly used Instagram to locate the college students he targeted.

Many of the victims lived in sorority-owned housing at Chapman University and Cal State Fullerton, according to Roxi Fyad of the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

Galvan allegedly used the locating information on Instagram posts to track down where the women lived and break in when they weren’t home to steal underwear, other types of clothes, personal photos, planners, jewelry, laptops and tablet devices, according to Fyad.

The burglaries began May 22 and continued through Dec. 3, when a Fullerton police officer interrupted the suspect as he was peeping into a window, Fyad said.

Galvan was arrested later that day while allegedly attempting to break into a car.

City News Service contributed to this report.