Man Arrested For Allegedly Pretending To Be Doctor To Lure Women Into Sex Assaults
REDWOOD CITY (CBS SF) -- A man suspected of offering women modeling opportunities and pretending to be a doctor to lure them into sexual assaults in Redwood City last month was arrested Tuesday morning in Modesto, according to Redwood City police.
Garry Chow, 33, of Modesto, is suspected of sexually assaulting one woman and later attempting to sexually assault another on the afternoon of Sept. 10 in Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, police said.
Both victims responded to an Internet posting for a modeling job. When they responded to the ad the "agent" told them they needed a medical screening before being hired and sent them to Sequoia Hospital.
When the women showed up a man met them in the hospital parking garage, introduced himself as a doctor, led them to a utility room and said he would conduct the exam there because the hospital was busy, according to police.
The first woman to respond to the ad, a 23-year-old Vallejo woman, arrived at the hospital at about 1 p.m., went through with the "medical exam" and was sexually assaulted.
The second woman, an 18-year-old Santa Cruz woman, arrived at about 3 p.m. but became suspicious when the man took her to the utility room and called the police. Through the course of the investigation, police found the first woman on Sept. 24 and concluded she was a victim of the same suspect.
Police identified the man as Chow, a contract security supervisor at the hospital, and tracked him to his Modesto home this morning. They believe he acted alone and posed as both the modeling agent and the doctor.
Chow was arrested without incident at about 8 a.m. and booked into San Mateo County Jail on suspicion of sexual assault and sexual battery, police said.
Evidence connecting him to the assault was found inside his home, according to police.
Anyone with information about the suspect or the assault has been asked to call Detective Roman Gomez at (650) 780-7620.
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