A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly luring Santa Monica College students off campus and sexually assaulting them.
A warning had been issued by campus police on Thursday saying they had received a report about a man befriending female students in an outdoor seating area south of Drescher Hall.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Students at Santa Monica College warned about sexual predator
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: The man has been befriending women near the outdoor tables south of Drescher Hall, campus police saidIn a statement Monday afternoon to the Corsair student newspaper, Santa Monica College Chief of Police Johnnie Adams said: "Today at approximately 8:20 a.m., Christopher Noah Griddine II, age 27, was taken into custody on a probable cause arrest warrant for felony sexual assault. The arrest was made on the SMC Campus by thewith the assistance of the Santa Monica College Police. Mr. Griddine was transported to South Los Angeles Sheriff's Station with a bail of $1,000,000.
"This is an active investigation being conducted by the Sheriff's department questions about the case should be directed to them. Should you have any information that would assist with this investigation, you are encouraged to call Sergeant Belen Lemus of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Special Victims Bureau at
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