A 25-year-old woman survived a kidnapping and rape by two men in Oakland on Sunday morning. The victim says she was "grabbed from behind about 1 a.m. near 14th Street and Broadway" by a pair of men who then took her "to a secluded area and assaulted her," reports Oakland Tribune. The rape occurred near Oakland City Hall. more ›

The Sacramento prison psychologist who, along with a sinister friend, faked her own home-invasion rape, all in a failed effort to get her husband to move them to a better neighborhood, was sentenced Friday. In a plea bargain, Laurie Ann Martinez to "five years' probation and 180 days on electronic monitoring," reports The Chronicle. "She also must pay more than $4,000 restitution for the police investigation." more ›

Like the Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa enjoyed dancing on the dark side via the occasional bout of fame-mongering. But who wouldn't fall prey to the siren song of celebrity and fortune? Unlike the Dali Lama, however, Mother Teresa (née Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhi) defended pedophilic priests. In fact, the Nobel Prize-winning nun — now on the fast track to sainthood from the Vatican — defended a Bay Area priest accused and convicted of sexual molestation back in the 1993. An act that, in addition to reinstating the criminal man of God, resulted in more horrifying sexual abuse. more ›

Uptown Almanac brings to light several Facebook posts penned by alleged Mission rape suspect, Fred Dozier, 32. The most chilling part about Dozier's Facebook posts aren't his "Crime City" requests or his "2 thumbs up" for superb parenting, It's how seemingly normal they all are. (Typos notwitstanding.) For example: more ›

According to a late report from the Examiner this evening, a woman was reportedly raped after she met a man downtown who offered her a drink. The woman told police that she accepted the "drink from the bartender" at a downtown establishment around 12:30 a.m. Friday morning, but she quickly "felt dizzy and couldn't remember much" shortly after. Later, she woke up to find herself naked in the men's bathroom and left the bar. more ›

SFPD announced Friday night that they have arrested a 32-year-old suspect wanted in connection with three Mission District sexual assaults. Acting on anonymous tips from the community, San Francisco Police Officers arrested their suspect at Cesar Chavez and Treat Street. Investigators from the special victims unit linked the suspect to the attacks using the previously released surveillance footage and physical evidence from the crime scenes. more ›

Don't get us wrong: We hella love Oakland, in all its urban, slightly dangerous, Brooklyn-in-the-90s sort of glory. But excuse us if we chuckle a little finding it on a list of places around the world to visit this year, sandwiched between London and Tokyo, in today's New York Times. They cite the three-year-old Fox Theater and the burgeoning food and bar scene — specifically Commis, Hawker Fare, and Daniel Patterson's Plum, Plum Bar, and Haven — as signs that Oakland is finally coming into its own, at least in the eyes of NYT-reading tourists. more ›

A woman walking in the 9000 block of Holly Street a little before 7 a.m. was mugged and sexually assaulted on Monday. According to BCN, "The suspect held the victim at knifepoint and demanded money. She complied and then the suspect sexually assaulted her and ran from the area." more ›

Stephen Clark, wanted in Contra Costa County for the kidnapping and rape of an Oakley, California woman on December 10th, was arrested at Gough Street and Geary Boulevard late Saturday night. According to the CoCo County Sheriff's department, Clark allegedly met his 43-year-old victim at a local establishment in Oakley. more ›

In a storyline ripped from a rejected Desperate Housewives spec, Laurie Ann Martinez, a psychologist at Folsom Prison, was charged with faking her own rape in order to get her stubborn husband to move the couple to a better neighborhood. Reasonable, right? No, that is not reasonable. That is terrible. Also, she was in cahoots with a friend during this faux rape/robbery ordeal. more ›

Have you seen this man? Because SFPD say that he's wanted in two sexual assault cases in the Mission along 24th Street. One attack occurred on November 18th and a rape happened yesterday, December 9th. SFPD reports: "Both victims were walking in the early morning hours between 3:00 am and 6:30 am. when they were attacked from behind. A struggle ensued and the victims were sexually assaulted and then robbed of their belongings in both incidents. The suspect then fled on foot in an unknown direction with the victims items." more ›

Police are on the hunt after an early Friday morning sexual assault and beating in San Francisco's Mission District. Sometime between 3 a.m, and 4 a.m., a man followed a woman walking on 24th Street from South Van Ness to Portreo Avenue. When he finally approached his victim, he demanded money. When she didn't give him any, he took her to another location. That's when things got ugly. more ›

SFPD are searching for two men suspected of robbing and raping a woman at gunpoint in a Lombard Street motel last month. According to police reports, one of the two suspects made contact with the victim through myredbook.com, an online directory of escorts and masseuses. more ›

Penn State coach Jerry Sandusky stands accused of pedophilia and sexually assaulting several young boys, some as young as 10. Among other graphic accusations, the assistant coach reportedly molested some of the victims inside the school's locker room shower. more ›

Police are searching for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman inside a vacant classroom at Skyline College on Tuesday night. "The female victim told police she was alone in a classroom when a man entered the room and sexually assaulted her," reports SF Examiner. "The suspect fled the room following the assault." more ›

Miguel and Erik Cerda, two brother who took the law into their own hands on a brutal child molester, decided on a trial rather than a plea deal yesterday. The budding heroes (?) face charges that they tortured convicted San Jose child molester Avelino Rodriguez. "The man was attacked after duct-taping the mouth of an 8-year-girl so she couldn't scream as he sexually molested her last Thanksgiving," reports NY Daily News. "Molester Avelino Rodriguez was whipped, punched and burned with a cigarette in retaliation for the incident." more ›

Police are asking for help locating a suspect who sexually assaulted a woman inside a San Francisco State dorm. The incident occurred at around 8 p.m. on Friday, September 30. The woman, who was not an SFSU student, went on campus to attend a party at the Towers. Inside the lobby, she met a man who said he could take her to the party. Once inside the elevator, however, he grabbed her, wouldn't allow her leave, and took her to another floor and inside a room where he attacked her. more ›

Tony Palo Alto school of higher learning, Stanford University, has seen a sharp increase in reports of rape on campus. Incidents of sexual assault more than doubled from 10 in 2009 to 21 in 2010, at least according to school's 2011 Safety, Security & Fire Report. A reported 16 of the 2010 sexual assaults happened inside school dorms or residences. more ›

Police in Moraga are investigating another student rape on the St. Mary's College campus, a place known for its peaceful and pastoral settings. This is the second time in two weeks a student was allegedly sexually assaulted by another student. "Officers were called to the campus about 6 p.m. Sunday after college security received a call from the victim, who was on her way to the hospital," reports the CoCo Times. "She told police over the phone that she had been raped by two males -- one a student and one an acquaintance of that student -- at a campus dorm." more ›

Last week we made mention in the Blotter about a kidnapping and rape of a 28-year-old woman that occurred after the woman was picked up, maybe voluntarily, for sex around 5:30 a.m. one morning. Now we learn, via the Ex, that perpetrator Sergio Cortez, 28 (pictured), allegedly "forced his victim into a water heater closet, urinated on her and later smashed her face against a bathroom wall and on the toilet tank in a methamphetamine-fueled rage." more ›

City Hall / Vandalism: A "very intoxicated" man, likely escaped from the nearby Tenderloin, smashed in a bunch of windows and some glass lamps at City Hall this morning. Sheriff's deputies were watching it all on a live-feed, and went outside and arrested the 37-year-old man, who was doing the damage with the butt-end of a knife. People are being re-routed to other entrances of the building. [CBS] more ›

Today we get the disturbing tale of a 19-year-old woman who narrowly escaped getting kidnapped and roofied on Sunday while walking along Mission Street. She was walking near the corner of Mission and 19th at 1 a.m. Sunday when a 25-year-old suspect approached her with a gun. He dragged her to a nearby van, threatening to shoot her, and forced her to get in back. more ›

Dion McDaniel, a parolee from Oakland caught on film by his 28-year-old victim last week, was arrested after the widespread media coverage brought in a slew of tips from the public. McDaniel, who has 11 prior felony convictions for drug charges and burglary offenses, was found hiding in a doghouse in a yard off of 37th Street in Oakland around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening. more ›

Special education teacher Jerry Johnson, 56, of Vallejo was pinched by the police for allegedly raped an 18-year-old female assistant on campus during school hours. The "heinous" act reportedly took place at Loma Vista Elementary School. The victim, who helps Johnson out with the kids, has the mental capacity of a seven-year-old, notes KTVU, who go on to say that Johnson "didn’t seem too surprised by the arrest." more ›

A woman who was raped in her home on Tuesday managed to snap footage of her attacker before he fled the scene. According to the Oakland Tribune, the man broke into her home on the 900 block of Apgar Street around 9:40 a.m. and stole some electronics and left, later returning to the 28-year-old woman and then sexually assaulted the woman. more ›

Former Roman Catholic priest and Alameda resident Patrick Joseph McCabe was hurled back to Ireland this week to face charges of sexually assaulting "six young boys" in Dublin during the '60s and '70s. As far as harming children while residing in the states, several children came forward with harrowing allegations against the man of God back in the 1980s. more ›

Anthony Josef Norris, 46, the founder and director of Kid Serve Youth Mural, was charged with possession of child pornography. He surrendered to FBI agents yesterday morning, who "reportedly traced Norris’ log-on name of 'Spanky' to his home computer and discovered 600 pornographic images of children." ... more ›

A woman was groped and sexually assaulted on the N-Judah and on the street this past Sunday. The victim, who described her attacker as "an Asian man in his 20s," boarded an outbound N-Judah at Carl and Cole streets. The assailant came up to her, "folded his arms and began touching the woman’s waist and arm." The woman later hopped off the train, which is when things got worse. The Examiner reports: more ›