Overview
- Police say the teen was forced into a vehicle in downtown San Jose and later reported the assault after being dropped near her school.
- Officers used public-safety cameras, automated license-plate readers and a helicopter to identify the vehicle and detain Marlo Porter, 51, near the program site where he was staying.
- Porter was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of kidnapping and sexual assault of a juvenile.
- Megan’s Law records show prior convictions involving lewd acts with a child and a later indecent exposure conviction.
- Community concern grew over reports the suspect lived at a Branham Lane interim housing site, as the mayor called for stronger accountability in the justice system.