‘Rideshare Rapist’ accused of raping 4 women in SF pleads not guilty to all charges<\/a><\/p>\nIn a statement, the San Francisco Public Defenders office said they were disappointed by the verdict and accused SFPD of acting “…unconstitutionally by collecting key evidence from Mr. Vilchez Lazo without a warrant. We intend to appeal, and we’re optimistic that the appellate court will render an appropriate ruling.”<\/p>\n
Vilchez Lazo is an undocumented immigrant from Peru.<\/p>\n
Uber and Lyft have worked for years to increase safety features for riders and passengers including background checks, but Ivy Lee, director of the Mayor’s Office for Victims’ Rights, doesn’t think the changes and new policies have been enough.<\/p>\n
“The rideshare company should immediately have zero tolerance they should share information with every other rideshare company that says this person can no longer drive,” said Lee.<\/p>\n
We asked DA Jenkins about the five year gap between attacks and if there were other victims.<\/p>\n
“At this time, I think we all have that same question. Unfortunately, we don’t know,” said Jenkins.<\/p>\n
Lee is encouraging any other survivor to come forward.<\/p>\n
“It’s safe to do it now, if you want to. If you do want to there are many resources that are available to be there for you to listen to your story and believe you,” said Lee.<\/p>\n
DA Jenkin and Lee both emphasized the importance of reporting these crimes and getting the DNA into the national database.<\/p>\n
Vilchez Lazo sentencing has not been scheduled, but is expected to happen later this month.<\/p>\n
Full statement by the SF Public Defenders office:<\/p>\n
“While we are disappointed in the jury’s verdict, we appreciate their diligence over the last few months,” said Deputy Public Defender Max Breecker, who represented Vilchez Lazo. “This was a difficult case that was marred by clear misconduct by the San Francisco Police Department, which acted unconstitutionally by collecting key evidence from Mr. Vilchez Lazo without a warrant. We intend to appeal, and we’re optimistic that the appellate court will render an appropriate ruling.”<\/p>\n
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