Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Bureau are investigating the sexual assaults of two female adult students enrolled at Santa Monica College.
Between September 18 and September 21, 2022, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies assigned to Lost Hills Station documented two separate incidents of sexual assault involving two female adult victims. Both victims were students at Santa Monica College and reported similar experiences wherein they met a male adult suspect on the college campus, whom they believed to be a fellow student. In each incident, the victims agreed to socialize with the suspect off-campus. While off-campus, the suspect drove the victims to secluded areas within the Malibu Canyon area, where he sexually assaulted them. After assaulting the victims, the suspect drove them back to their homes.
Detectives identified the suspect as Christopher Griddine, MB/27 years old and determined he was a student at Santa Monica College.
On September 26, 2022, at approximately 9:00 AM, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies and officers from the Santa Monica College Police Department located the suspect at the college and arrested him inside of his car. He was subsequently booked at South Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station.
Based on the nature of the offenses, detectives believe there may be additional unidentified victims. Detectives are working with the Santa Monica College Police Department and are seeking the public’s help in identifying any more victims.
The suspect remains in custody and is being held on $1,000,000.00 bail. He is scheduled for arraignment on September 28, 2022, at the Van Nuys Courthouse.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department - Special Victims Bureau is tasked with investigating the sexual and physical abuse of children and felonious sexual assaults involving adult victims. Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Special Victims Bureau toll free tip line at (877) 710-5273 or by email at [email protected].
If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP or “P3 Mobile” for the hearing impaired on Google play or the App Store, or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
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