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1875 - Vasquez lieutenant Clodoveo Chavez reportedly killed by bounty hunters in Arizona Territory [story]
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Supposed Swami Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Assault
| Friday, Jan 22, 2016
swami -Gokula Nanda

Gokula Nanda

A 62-year-old man who claimed to be a Hindu monk and performed so-called healing rituals pleaded not guilty today after being ordered to stand trial on charges that he sexually assaulted three women, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said.

Deputy District Attorney Maren Dermody said Gokula Nanda of West Hills was ordered to stand trial on Dec. 4, 2015, for six counts of sexual battery by fraud, three counts of sexual penetration by foreign object and two counts of sexual battery.

Nanda is scheduled for a pretrial hearing on Feb. 29 in Department F of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, Torrance Branch.

Nanda sexually abused the victims while claiming to be performing healing rituals at various locations, including his Eastern medicine store in Santa Clarita and a park in Torrance, between April 2011 and April 2015, according to testimony at the preliminary hearing.

The defendant faces a possible maximum sentence of 19 years in state prison if convicted as charged.

The case remains under investigation by the Torrance Police Department.
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4 Comments

  1. Kelli Williams says:
    Friday, Jan 22, 2016 at

    ? I loved his store

    Reply
  2. Jonathan Bernardi says:
    Friday, Jan 22, 2016 at

    Enough said

    Reply
  3. Miguel Calloway says:
    Friday, Jan 22, 2016 at

    Kill himself disgusting

    Reply
  4. Dominic Rosales says:
    Saturday, Jan 23, 2016 at

    Nilton Rodrigues Remember this guy?

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