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Man arrested over sexual battery of high school student in Santa Maria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police officers arrested a 25-year-old man after he allegedly inappropriately touched a female high school student on Friday. Shortly before 1 p.m., officers responded to a report of a sexual battery near Santa Maria High... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo County X-ray technician given jail time for sexual battery
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County judge has sentenced a local X-ray technician to 120 days in jail for a misdemeanor sexual battery conviction over unwanted touching of a patient at a medical office. John Stephen O’Brien, 47,... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo County jury convicts X-ray technician of sexual battery
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A San Luis Obispo County jury convicted a local X-ray technician of misdemeanor sexual battery over a 2024 incident involving unwanted touching of a patient at a medical office. The jury found that John Stephen O’Brien, 47,... (Continue reading)
Man sexually batters stranger outside store in Lompoc, arrested
By KAREN VELIE Lompoc police officers tracked down and arrested a 29-year-old man who allegedly stuck his hands down a woman’s pants outside a store on Sunday. Shortly after 5 p.m. on Sunday, the victim and a family member were... (Continue reading)