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University of Southern California grad student charged with multiple rapes and drugging women
Sizhe Weng faces eight felony counts for drug-facilitated sexual assaults on multiple women since 2021 and is held without bail, police said.
- Detectives began an investigation in January after receiving information from German authorities about a suspect who allegedly drugged and raped women in Los Angeles, according to the police.
- Weng has pleaded not guilty to eight felony counts including forcible rape and sodomy by controlled substance, according to the LA County District Attorney's Office.
- Evidence recovered from Weng's residence supports claims of drug-facilitated sexual assaults on multiple victims between 2021 and 2024, as indicated by police findings.
- District Attorney Nathan Hochman has encouraged potential victims to come forward, stating, 'We want every victim to know that their voices matter.
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East Bay Times
San Gabriel Valley TribunePolice searching for additional survivors of former USC grad student accused of rape, sexual assault
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University of Southern California Grad Student Charged With Drugging and Raping
LOS ANGELES—A University of Southern California graduate student who police say is a serial sexual predator has been charged with drugging and raping multiple women as investigators look for additional victims, Los Angeles authorities said. Sizhe Weng, a 30-year-old Chinese national also known as Steven Weng, was arrested Aug. 28, though the district attorney and police just released statements about the case on Wednesday. Weng has pleaded not g…
New York Post
DNyuzUSC PhD student arrested for drugging, raping multiple women
Sizhe Weng, 30, was arrested in August with allegedly spiking the food and drinks of least three women, then raping them in a disturbing pattern of behavior, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday.
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