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South San Francisco Sex Assault Suspect Arrested

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- A San Francisco man was arrested Thursday several hours after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman at knifepoint in a vacant house in South San Francisco, police said Friday.

Sergio Cortez picked up the victim in San Francisco and the two agreed to have sex, police said.

Cortez then allegedly drove to a nearby location, where he forced the victim into his vehicle's back seat and allegedly physically and sexually assaulted her at knife point, according to police.

Against her will, the victim was driven by Cortez to a vacant house in the 600 block of Third Lane in South San Francisco, where he forced her inside the home and allegedly sexually assaulted her a second time, police said.

Cortez fled the vacant home but was later located near the area several hours later.

He was arrested and booked at San Mateo County Jail on suspicion of kidnapping, sexual assault, forced oral copulation, assault with a deadly weapon and making criminal threats.

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