Police say a June brawl near Santa Monica Pier started after a vendor sexually battered several women.
Four people have been charged in connection with a brawl last month near Santa Monica Pier, which authorities now say started when a vendor began sexually battering several women. The Santa Monica Police Department announced over the weekend that prosecutors had filed assault charges against four men, and sexual battery charges against one of them. Authorities are still seeking more information on the incident.
At the time, police said in a social media post that five people were arrested. On Saturday, the department said four people had been charged. Three — Jorge Cruz Murcia, Samuel Manzanarez Hernandez and Oscar Samuel Hernandez — are facing two counts each of assault with a deadly weapon. The fourth, Tacuba, is facing those charges as well as three counts of misdemeanor sexual battery.
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