Crime & Safety
French Valley Man Accused of Raping Unconscious Acquaintance
The alleged rape occurred Jan. 13 in Fallbrook, a San Diego County sheriff's sergeant said.
A French Valley man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of raping an unconscious acquaintance in Fallbrook.
Detectives arrested 28-year-old Fidel Perez Bernal at his home in the 31000 block of Silex Court in the French Valley area of Winchester about 7:30 a.m., according to San Diego County sheriff's Sgt. Jose Montion.
The alleged rape occurred Jan. 13 in San Diego County, according to Montion, who declined to say more about the crime.
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Bernal was booked on suspicion of two counts of sexually assaulting an unconscious person and locked up in Vista in lieu of $150,000 bail, pending arraignment scheduled for Friday afternoon.
—City News Service and Patch staff contributed to this report.
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