San Diego police hunt for man who posed as rideshare driver to commit sexual assault

San Diego, California, police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who pretended to be a rideshare driver and allegedly sexually assaulted a woman who got into his vehicle.

The San Diego Police Department learned that at about 1:10 a.m. on March 15, an adult woman got into the backseat of what she believed was a rideshare she had requested, in the Pacific Beach area.

Investigators said the unknown man who was driving the vehicle pretended he was the woman’s rideshare driver and proceeded to drive her away from her pickup spot for a few miles.

He then allegedly sexually assaulted the woman before she was able to get out of the vehicle.

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Once out, the culprit drove away from the scene, though the victim could not remember which direction he left.

Police said the suspect is described as a mixed-race man who is about 30 years old with brown eyes, an average to muscular build, shoulder-length curly hair, a large nose, and sporting a mustache and beard.

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At the time of the assault, the suspect was driving what police said was possibly a four-door 2022-25 red Toyota Prius or similar vehicle.

Detectives hope to determine whether there are any additional victims who may have been sexually assaulted by the same suspect.

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Anyone who believes they were sexually assaulted by the same man, or who may have information about the suspect is encouraged to notify the San Diego Police Department’s Sex Crimes Unit at 619-531-2554.

For anyone wishing to leave an anonymous tip, police encourage them to call Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.

Cooper Flagg goes No 1 to Dallas Mavericks in draft, perhaps NBA planned it that way?

Arguably the worst-kept secret in sports history, the Dallas Mavericks made it official on Wednesday night when they selected Duke superstar Cooper Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft.

From the moment the Mavericks won the NBA Draft Lottery on May 12 until Wednesday, this moment was never in doubt. But the conspiracy theorists believe that Flagg became a Maverick long before May 12.

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Dallas shocked the sports world in early February when it traded, seemingly, its franchise player Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team deal that also involved the Utah Jazz. In return, the Mavericks received Anthony Davis. But did they also receive the first pick in the 2025 NBA Draft so they could select Flagg? That's the question that has been circulating the Internet. 

For his part, Flagg did not care to address Internet conspiracy theorists when OutKick asked him on Wednesday night.

"I don't know what to say about that," Flagg said with a chuckle. "I have no insider information if that's what you're looking for, but I just feel blessed for the way it all worked out." 

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver essentially denied that to be the case earlier this week when he said on a podcast that he only found out about the Doncic trade hours before the rest of the world did. 

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"Luka is a good example where the teams are very secretive, they're not necessarily tipping us off. We had heard about it before the public, but it was only a matter of hours," Silver said, while also adding that he does not possess the power to veto trades – not that he would have done that, anyway. 

That isn't stopping people from wondering. What are the odds that the Mavericks would trade their best player to the Los Angeles Lakers – the most popular NBA franchise – and three months later hit a less than 2 percent chance to draft a player expected to be the next great league superstar? 

Well, the answer is a 1.8% chance. And that does happen. 

Obviously, the NBA is never going to admit that it rigged a draft lottery and, quite frankly, the chances are quite slim that it did. At the end of the day, Cooper Flagg is now an NBA player for the Dallas Mavericks and has a chance to become the next face of the league. 

The NBA needs it, too, because ratings are declining at a rapid pace. The league desperately wants Flagg to become the next great superstar that draws casual sports fans to professional basketball. Whether he can be that guy remains to be seen.

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