Overview
- Authorities say Simranjit Singh Sekhon, 35, picked up a 21-year-old outside a Thousand Oaks bar around 1 a.m. on Nov. 27, marked the ride complete, then continued driving around Camarillo and sexually assaulted her.
- Prosecutors identify Sekhon as working for Uber during the ride, and they have alleged an aggravating factor that the victim was particularly vulnerable.
- Sekhon was arrested on Dec. 15 in Los Angeles County following a Ventura County Major Crimes Sexual Assault Unit investigation.
- He pleaded not guilty at his first court appearance; his bail is set at $500,000 and he remains in custody.
- An early disposition hearing is set for Dec. 29, and investigators are asking potential additional victims or tipsters to contact Detective Mitchell Peterson or Crime Stoppers.