A California Highway Patrol officer was charged with sexually
assaulting a 16-year-old girl in the San Francisco Bay Area after a
monthslong investigation, authorities said.
The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office Monday
charged Brian Watkins, 34, of Fremont, with three counts of unlawful
sexual assault against a minor, after Fremont police arrested him last
week following a monthslong investigation.
Fremont police began investigating Watkins in July 2019,
after receiving a report of “alleged sexual misconduct involving
Watkins” and a teenage girl, the East Bay Times reported.