Palm Beach Seeks More Stephen Hakim Victims After 27-Year-Old Ex-Officer Posted $25,000 Bond
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 18
Palm Beach Seeks More Stephen Hakim Victims After 27-Year-Old Ex-Officer Posted $25,000 Bond
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 18
Summary
July 14 brought a public appeal from Palm Beach County investigators, who said they believe additional women may have encountered Stephen Hakim through dating apps and have not yet come forward.
Hakim, 27, was arrested July 8 and charged with sexual assault after a woman said he met her on Hinge, drove her to his apartment instead of a bar, and assaulted her after she suddenly became unable to move.
DNA evidence matched Hakim to specimens from the woman, court records say, and toxicology tests found multiple sleeping drugs in her blood and urine that she said she had not taken.
A former Washington, D.C., police officer, Hakim was released the day after his arrest on a $25,000 bond and has pleaded not guilty through his attorney.
About 53% of U.S. adults ages 18 to 29 have used a dating app, and RAINN says only about one in three sexual assaults are reported, underscoring why investigators are seeking more victims.