SAN JOSE — After a video of the assault surfaced this week, police affirmed Tuesday that a man was arrested in what was described because the tried sexual assault of a 17-year-old lady in entrance of an elementary faculty late final month.
The assault was reported at about 3 p.m. March 24 on Steinbeck Drive subsequent to Steinbeck Elementary Faculty, just a few blocks east of Santa Teresa Boulevard. In keeping with police, a person “violently assaulted” the lady then abruptly walked away. Individuals who noticed the assault rushed to the lady’s support and referred to as 911.
The person was discovered by responding officers a short while later due to data supplied by the sufferer and witnesses, police stated. Dereck Jamal Boykin, 38, was arrested and later charged with a number of sexual-assault felonies together with tried rape.
Boykin is being held with out bail within the Santa Clara County Important Jail, in accordance with jail information.
The assault and arrest weren't initially publicized. Some residents of an adjoining house advanced stated they had been shocked by the information and didn't discover out concerning the incident till this week, when a video of the assault was briefly posted and shared on Fb. Some residents complained that the property’s administration solely notified residents Tuesday morning after the video began circulating and so they began asking about it. A police tweet confirming the arrest was posted Tuesday as effectively.
A replica of the e-mail notification from the constructing, and obtained by this information group, acknowledged, “Not too long ago an assault occurred on the general public sidewalk of Steinbeck Drive outdoors of our group’s locked gate. The incident, which was reported by the sufferer, was captured by a resident’s Ring digital camera, and has been turned over to San Jose Police.”
One resident stated they had been notably disturbed by how vicious the assault regarded on the video. The person could possibly be seen thrashing and wrestling the lady earlier than climbing on high of the sufferer and showing to unzip his pants, in broad daylight, in entrance of a faculty.
The resident, who requested to not be named out of security and privateness issues, additional complained that the administration was citing a technicality on the situation of the assault, and that it occurred on a sidewalk usually related to the house property.
“That is so disturbing. I really feel horrible for the lady and all of us want we might have been there to guard her. We hope she is okay,” the resident wrote in an e mail to this information group. “There are numerous ladies and kids on this advanced and so they want this data to remain protected.”