A 29-year-old registered sex offender suspected in six sexual assaults or harassment over six hours in the western San Fernando Valley on Sunday, April 19, surrendered at the Lancaster sheriff’s station.
Damian Denzell Robinson turned himself in Wednesday night, April 22, according to Los Angeles police.
Los Angeles County sheriff’s online inmate records show he was being held at the LAPD’s Valley Jail in Van Nuys.
Los Angeles police began an investigation after an elderly woman told them about a man pulling down her pants, grabbing her and sexually assaulting her at approximately 9:10 a.m. near Devonshire Street and Balboa Boulevard in North Hills before fleeing.
Five other reports of assaults followed:
- About 45 minutes later, an elderly woman in the area of Forbes Avenue and Calahan Street in Northridge was approached by a man who attempted to pull down her pants, police said. The woman held onto her waistband and confronted the suspect before he fled.
- A victim walking near Lassen Street and Encino Avenue in Northridge was allegedly approached from behind. The suspect grabbed the woman and sexually assaulted her while recording the incident on his cellphone, police said.
- A victim was approached from behind, grabbed, and sexually assaulted inside a food market near Vanowen Street and Corbin Avenue in Winnetka before the suspect fled, she said.
- At a food market near Mason Avenue and Sherman Way, a victim reported that she was approached by the suspect, who pulled her pants and underwear down.
- At a restroom in a retail store near Corbin Avenue and Nordhoff Street in Winnetka, a victim reported, a suspect was witnessed using his cellphone to record her from under the stall.
With the assistance of closed-circuit television, police said, they identified Robinson as the suspect.
Robinson has a previous conviction for indecent exposure and lewd conduct, resulting in him having to register as a sex offender, police said.
Police asked that anyone with information about the case to call Detective Danielle Tumbleson at 818-832-0609. Anonymous tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or at lacrimestoppers.org.
