Authorities seek other possible victims of SMC sex assault suspect

Authorities Monday urged people to contact them if they were victimized by a 27-year-old Santa Monica College student who was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting female SMC students.

Christopher Noah Griddine II was arrested on Sept. 26, and was being held in lieu of $3.2 million bail, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Campus police issued a warning on Sept 22 saying they had received a report about a man befriending female students in an outdoor seating area south of Drescher Hall. After befriending the women, the suspect would then lure his victims off campus and sexually assault them, campus police said.

About 9 a.m. on Sept. 26, deputies and officers from the SMC Police Department located Griddine seated in his vehicle at the campus and placed him under arrest, the sheriff’s department reported.

“Based on the nature of the offenses, detectives believe there may be additional unidentified victims,” a sheriff’s department statement said. “Detectives are working with the Santa Monica College Police Department and are seeking the public’s help in identifying any more victims.”

Anyone with information on the case was urged to contact the sheriff’s Special Victims Bureau at 877-710-5273 or specialvictimsbureau@lasd.org. Tipsters may also call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS or go to lacrimestoppers.org.