Los Angeles police have charged a photographer with sexually assaulting three younger males aspiring to be fashions.
The police are trying to find witnesses to the alleged crimes and for extra potential victims.
Police declare William Isaac Thomas Jr., 49, offered himself as an business knowledgeable to younger males. After being employed as their agent, he allegedly “compelled them to undergo sexual assault beneath duress,” in response to an LAPD assertion.
On March 7, 2023, an 18-year-old man reported that he was sexually battered by Thomas at his residence in Hollywood Division. Investigators situated further proof that Thomas dedicated sexual assaults in opposition to younger males starting from 17 to 21-years-old.
The district legal professional’s workplace charged Thomas in Could with a half-dozen felonies, together with sodomy, in reference to three males. The LAPD mentioned Friday they consider Thomas is “answerable for further unreported sexual assaults.”
Thomas was arrested and extradited from out of state to L.A., the place he was jailed Wednesday, police mentioned. He’s being held on $1.5-million bail.
“He preyed upon younger males by promising them jobs and financial alternatives he by no means delivered,” LAPD Det. Brent Hopkins mentioned in an announcement. “As soon as he made them reliant on him, the abuse started.”