SANTA MONICA – A 39-year-old Long Beach man is in custody following an attempted sexual assault involving an elderly woman in Santa Monica earlier this month, according to police.
The incident occurred on the night of Thursday, June 5, 2025, around 9:30 p.m., near 6th Street and Wilshire Boulevard. Officers responded to reports of a woman screaming for help and located an 84-year-old Santa Monica resident who was visibly distressed. She told officers that she had been grabbed from behind by a man who dragged her into a nearby alley and attempted to sexually assault her.
Multiple witnesses corroborated the woman’s account and directed officers to the suspect, who was spotted fleeing northbound from the scene. Santa Monica Police located and detained the man near 5th Street and California Avenue shortly after.
The suspect, identified as Pape Tall, 39, of Long Beach, was arrested at the scene. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has since filed felony charges, including kidnapping with intent to commit rape, assault with intent to commit rape, and violation of probation. Tall remains in custody at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department without bail. His next court appearance is scheduled for July 9, 2025.
Santa Monica Police urge anyone with further information related to the case to contact Detective Maricela Orta at (310) 458-2293 or by email at maricela.orta@santamonica.gov. Tips can also be submitted via the SMPD Watch Commander’s desk at (310) 458-8427, available 24/7.
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