Crime & Safety

Suspected Rapist May Have Additional Victims: LAPD

Police contend a 41-year-old Los Angeles man briefly dated women and then sexually assaulted and filmed them.

Terrance Hawkins, 41, was arrested on suspicion of multiple rapes, stalking and intimate partner violence.
Terrance Hawkins, 41, was arrested on suspicion of multiple rapes, stalking and intimate partner violence. (Los Angeles Police Department)

LOS ANGELES, CA — Investigators believe a Los Angeles man arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting and filming women may have additional victims yet to come forward, the Los Angeles Police Department announced Friday.

Police arrested 41-year-old Terrance Hawkins in downtown Los Angeles on April 26 on suspicion of multiple counts of fforcible rape, stalking and intimate partner violence.

"Hawkins has a long history of briefly dating women, abusing them and filming them during sexual intercourse," according to a statement by the Los Angeles Police Department. "Detectives believe there are additional unidentified victims and are looking to speak with them."

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Potential victims are urged to call Officer J. Roman at Operations-Central Bureau Family Justice Center, 213-709-9017. Anonymous tipsers can call Crime Stoppers at 800- 222-TIPS.

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