Saudi prince arrested for sex crimes in LA

Neighbors say bleeding, screaming woman seen trying to flee residence; police suspect royal may have preyed on other women

Times of Israel

A Saudi prince was arrested in Los Angeles after a screaming woman was seen trying to flee his multi-million dollar Beverly Glen residence this week.

Majed Abdulaziz Al-Saud, 28, was released on $300,000 bail on Thursday after he was apprehended for trying to force a woman in his employ to perform oral sex on him. The Los Angeles Police Department said it was investigating whether other employees of the royal family member were victims of abuse.

A police spokesman said officials”found more victims who were also alleging crimes against Mr. Al-Saud,” according to the LA Times.

The spokesman said Al-Saud was taken in on suspicion of false imprisonment and sexual assault and battery and officially arrested for alleged forced oral copulation.

The Saudi prince does not have diplomatic immunity — as determined by a dignitary’s status in his home state and the level of offense committed in the US — and is due to appear in court on October 19.

The incident began on Wednesday afternoon when a screaming, bleeding woman was seen by neighbors trying to scale the fence of the property, pleading for help.

Police officers who arrived at the residence inside a gated community escorted 20 people outside the residence, many of them staff, according to police.

Police also said the prince was renting the mansion, valued at $37 million.