Detectives Seeking Additional Sexual Assault Victims
August 8, 2024 – Mid-City, CA – Los Angeles Police Department officials report that Operations-West Bureau’s 
Special Assault Section detectives are seeking additional victims and witnesses in a series of sexual assaults in the Los Angeles area.
On January 19, 2023, a 41-year-old woman reported that Gabriel Olds (pictured), a 52-year-old Los Angeles resident, raped her at her home in Los Angeles. Two additional adult victims later came forward and made similar reports dating back to 2013, describing consensual dating encounters that descended into violent sexual assault.
On July 19, 2024, The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office charged Olds with seven felony sexual assault charges and the Los Angeles Superior Court issued a warrant for his arrest for $3.5 million.
On August 7, 2024, around 9:40 a.m., West Bureau investigators arrested Olds near the area of Norway Lane and Norman Place. Olds was subsequently booked for the arrest warrant, Booking number 6861010.
Olds, a New York native, and graduate of Yale University, works as an actor and screenwriter with credits dating back to the early 1990s. His victims reported that he used his status as an Ivy League alumnus with success in the film industry to meet women to arrange dates. In recent years, several women reported meeting him via dating applications. Each victim reported that Olds lured them into a false sense of security during their initial encounters, then turned violent without seeking their consent.
Investigators have identified three women that Olds assaulted, as well as two additional women who reported lesser violent sexual conduct. Due to Olds’s travels as an actor, detectives believe there may be more victims nationwide that have yet to come forward.
“We heard the same story again and again,” said Detective Brent Hopkins, a Special Assault Section supervisor. “Mr. Olds started off charming, but then used brutal violence to carry out these rapes. Some of these survivors suffered in silence for years before finding the strength to speak up. Now that he’s off the streets, we want to make sure everyone has a chance to be heard.”
Detectives are requesting that anyone with information that could lead to the identification of additional victims or witnesses to contact LAPD’s Operations-West Bureau, Special Assault Section, Detective Hopkins at 39343@lapd.online or at (213) 473-0417. During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (877-527-3247). Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org. Lastly, tipsters may also download the “P-3 Tips” mobile application and select the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers as their local program.
Source & photo: Los Angeles Police Department
