Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 13
Menlo College Student Faces 3 Charges as Prosecutors Probe 2nd Possible Victim
Updated
Updated · Fox News · Jul 13

Menlo College Student Faces 3 Charges as Prosecutors Probe 2nd Possible Victim

3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 13

Summary

  • Aug. 27 is the new date for Andres Manuel Aguilar’s preliminary hearing, giving San Mateo County prosecutors more than a month to decide whether to add charges tied to a possible second victim.
  • Aguilar, 19, remains jailed without bail on three counts stemming from an alleged May 5 encounter in his Menlo College dorm — forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and providing marijuana to a juvenile.
  • Prosecutors say the 12-year-old girl met Aguilar earlier, went with him to buy alcohol, then was assaulted after drinking and vaping marijuana despite repeatedly saying no; investigators cite dorm surveillance and a DoorDash Plan B delivery.
  • Menlo College said it is cooperating with law enforcement but would not comment on Aguilar, while the district attorney urged any other possible victims to contact police as the investigation continues.

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