Police Arrest Teen Suspected in Skateboarder Mob Attack on Woman in Venice

An 18-year-old man suspected of assaulting a woman with a skateboard in Venice was released on bail, authorities said today. The assault by a mob of skatebaorders was captured on video, which shows dozens of bystanders, none of whom attempted to aid the victim as multiple assailants brutally beat her.

“It’s hard to believe that no one stepped in,” Laura Lee, a friend of the woman who recorded the attack told KCAL 9. “It’s haunting. It’s really, really disturbing.”

Charles Rayner was arrested in the Venice Beach area around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Sara Faden said.

Bail was set at $30,000 and Rayner was freed from custody Sunday afternoon, Faden said.

The assault, which was recorded by a bystander, occurred in Venice Wednesday night, police said.

The victim, in her late teens or early 20s, underwent surgery to repair a broken jaw and a cracked skull, according to broadcast reports.

Rayner is scheduled to be arraigned in Los Angeles Superior Court on April 23, according to county inmate records.

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