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Police: At least 15 women sexually assault by Santa Cruz predator Santa Cruz Police arrested 36-year-old James Sharp for the second time this month on sexual assault charges. Police say Sharp went to bars, looking for women who had had too much to drink, then sexually assaulting them once they passed out. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT WE BEGIN TONIGHTWITH A WARNING FORWOMEN ON THE CENTRALCOAST.A MAN WAS ARRESTEDAFTER POLICE SAY HETARGETED INTOXICATEDWOMEN IN SANTA CRUZ.SANTA CRUZ POLICEARRESTED 36 YEAR OLDJAMES SHARP FOR THESECOND TIME THISMONTH ON SEXUALASSAULT CHARGES.POLICE SAY SHARPWENT TO BARS, LOOKINGFOR WOMEN WHO HADHAD TOO MUCH TODRINK...THEN SEXUALLYASSAULTED THEM ONCETHEY PASSED OUT.WITH MORE ON HISARREST HERE'S ACTIONNEWS REPORTERBRITTANY NIELSEN LIVEIN SANTA CRUZ WITHOUR TOP STORY.BRITTANY?ERIN: SHARP HAD ATLEAST 15 VICTIMS...AND POLICE ARE TRYINGTO FIND THEM TONIGHT.THEY'RE BASINGTHEIR ESTIMATE ON THEEVIDENCE SHARP KEPT OFEACH ENCOUNTER.POLICE SAY THE 36 YEAROLD WROTE DOWN THEFIRST NAME OF EACH OFHIS VICTIM... AND TOOKPICTURES OF EACH OFTHEM WHILE THEY WEREPASSED OUT.SHARP LOOKED FORWOMEN AT LOCALBARS...DETECTIVES KNOW THATHE MET MANY OF THEVICTIMS AT THE REDROOM IN DOWNTOWNSANTA CRUZ. HE WASINITIALLY ARRESTED INEARLY MAY ... ANDAGAIN THIS WEEK. WHILESERVING A SEARCHWARRANT AT HIS HOMEIN THE FIRST CASE,POLICE FOUND EVIDENCELINKING HIM TO OTHERCASES.BESIDES THE FIRSTWOMAN WHO REPORTEDSHARP, TWO MOREWOMEN HAVE BEENIDENTIFIED FROMPHOTOS FOUND ATSHARP'S HOME. SHE WASASSAULTED IN MID-APRIL.THIS BEHAVIOR STARTED LONGAGO...GOT HIM INTO JAILPOLICE SAY ALL OF THEVICTIMS WEREINTOXICATED TO THEPOINT OF BLACKING OUT,AND PASSING OUT... ANDTHEY COULD NOT CAREFOR THEMSELVES... THEYENCOURAGERESPONSIBLE ALCOHOLCONSUMPTION...AND SAY TAKE A FRIENDWITH YOU IF YOU DECIDETO GO OUT.###SHARP IS IN THE SANTACRUZ COUNTY JAILTONIGHT: HIS BAIL HASBEEN SET AT FIVE-MILLION DOLLARS.###