A July 31 preliminary hearing was confirmed June 28 for a young man accused of sexually assaulting three women including two in the South Bay.
Seth Alan Roberts, 19, appeared before San Diego Superior Court Judge Polly Shamoon on Friday in a brief hearing.
The incidents occurred in Bonita, Otay Mesa West, and Pacific Beach in October and November 2018. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Roberts was arrested Dec. 6, 2018, on two assaults, and Deputy District Attorney Judy Taschner said the third victim had been reluctant to come forward initially.
Charges involving the third assault were filed in April. Taschner said the woman met Roberts while he was on his skateboard and she gave him her phone number.
Taschner said Roberts showed up at her residence later. She said the victim let Roberts in her bedroom, but she pushed him away when he tried to kiss her.
Roberts then pulled out a knife and sexually assaulted her multiple times, said the prosecutor. The charges include three rapes, unlawful sexual penetration, and forcible sodomy. Some of the acts allegedly occurred at knifepoint.
He remains in the George Bailey Detention Facility on $2 million bail. If convicted, Roberts faces up to 15 years to life in prison. He moved here last year from Oklahoma.
