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South Bay Man Charged With Drugging And Sexually Assaulting 9 Women, Including 1 Who Died

Saturday, October 19, 2024

South Bay man charged with drugging, sexually assaulting 9 womenA man who allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted nine women at his homes in Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach, including one who died, has been charged with 18 felony counts.

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- A South Bay man who allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted nine women at his homes in Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach, including one who died as a result of the alleged drugging, has been charged with 18 felony counts, including murder and rape by use of a drug.

Michael DiGiorgio, 50, appeared Friday in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom and was ordered to return to court Nov. 6 for arraignment.

DiGiorgio allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted the women between May 2019 and August 2020, according to the criminal complaint.

The woman who died from the alleged drugging in July 2020 was identified only as "Jane Doe 1" in the complaint.

The complaint alleges that DiGiorgio "personally inflicted great bodily injury" on two other alleged victims who are not named in the sexual assault charges.

DiGiorgio is charged with one count each of murder, forcible rape, rape of an unconscious person and oral copulation by use of a drug, along with two counts each of sodomy by use of a drug, forcible sexual penetration and furnishing a controlled substance, three counts of rape by use of a drug and five counts of sexual penetration by use of a drug, according to the District Attorney's Office.

DiGiorgio was arrested Thursday morning by Redondo Beach police and has remained behind bars without bail since then, jail records show.

He faces a maximum sentence of life in prison if convicted as charged, according to the District Attorney's Office.

In a statement announcing the charges, District Attorney George Gascón said, "I extend my deepest sympathy to the victims, whose lives have been irrevocably changed and the life lost by the alleged brutal acts of the offender... I encourage anyone with information related to these incidents or any other incidents regarding Mr. DiGiorgio to report it to the Redondo Beach Police Department."

The Redondo Beach Police Department's hotline can be reached at (714) 863-2859.

South Bay Man Accused Of Drugging And Assaulting 9 Women, Killing 1

A 50-year-old Los Angeles County man drugged and sexually assaulted nine women in his Redondo Beach and Hermosa Beach homes, with one of the women dying of an overdose, prosecutors said on Friday, Oct. 18.

Michael DiGiorgio faces a murder charge, three counts of rape by use of a drug, two counts of sodomy by use of a drug, five counts of sexual penetration by use of a drug, two counts each of forcible sexual penetration and furnishing a controlled substance, and single counts of forcible rape, oral copulation by use of a drug, and rape of an unconscious person, the District Attorney's Office said.

All 18 charges are felonies.

If convicted as charged, he faces a possible sentence of life in prison.

Prosecutors said the crimes occurred from May 2019 to November 2021. Prosecutors allege in a criminal complaint that the murder occurred on July 6, 2020.

"I extend my deepest sympathy to the victims, whose lives have been irrevocably changed, and the life lost by the alleged brutal acts of the offender," District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement. "Our office is committed to holding him accountable for the pain and trauma he has inflicted."

Jail records show DiGiorgio was arrested Thursday, Oct. 17, and that he was being held without the possibility of bail.

DiGiorgio had a previous arrest in August 2020, after Redondo Beach police responded to the 600 block of South Prospect Avenue on July 6, 2020, and found a woman who had overdosed. During the investigation, police learned the woman had been sexually assaulted by DiGiorgio, they said at the time. DiGiorgio posted $300,000 bail that day and was released.

Investigators asked anyone with information on the case to call the Redondo Beach police hotline at 714-863-2859.

Originally Published: October 18, 2024 at 9:36 AM PST

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