Ra’ad Rabieh (DOB: 10/28/1971) arrested on two counts of oral copulation with a minor.
Over the course of several years Ra’ad Rabieh, the victim’s fencing coach, began “grooming” the victim by purchasing her gifts, treating her differently than other fencing students and traveling alone with her to fencing competitions. When the victim was 17 years old, Rabieh began sexually molesting her. Most of the sexual interactions took place at Rabieh’s apartment in Sunnyvale with some of the incidents occurring when they traveled out of state to attend fencing competitions.
On July 7, 2021 Ra'ad Rabieh was arrested for two counts of oral copulation with a minor (California Penal Code section 288a(b)(1). Rabieh is the owner of The International Fencing Academy located at 1326 S Mary Avenue in Sunnyvale. If there is anyone who has information about this case or believes they may have been a victim of Rabieh please contact Detective Shillito at 408-730-7138.
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