Man Who Posed As Hollywood Agent Charged With Three Sexual Assaults

Los Angeles police have charged a photographer with sexually assaulting three younger males aspiring to be fashions.

The police are looking for witnesses to the alleged crimes and for extra potential victims.

Police declare William Isaac Thomas Jr., 49, introduced himself as an trade knowledgeable to younger males. After being employed as their agent, he allegedly “pressured them to undergo sexual assault beneath duress,” in response to an LAPD assertion.

On March 7, 2023, an 18-year-old man reported that he was sexually battered by Thomas at his residence in Hollywood Division. Investigators positioned extra proof that Thomas dedicated sexual assaults in opposition to younger males starting from 17 to 21-years-old.

The district lawyer’s workplace charged Thomas in Could with a half-dozen felonies, together with sodomy, in reference to three males. The LAPD stated Friday they imagine Thomas is “liable for extra unreported sexual assaults.”

Thomas was arrested and extradited from out of state to L.A., the place he was jailed Wednesday, police stated. He’s being held on $1.5-million bail.

“He preyed upon younger males by promising them jobs and financial alternatives he by no means delivered,” LAPD Det. Brent Hopkins stated in a press release. “As soon as he made them reliant on him, the abuse started.”