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UCLA Student Kidnapping Suspect Faces Multiple Rape Charges

3/26/2026

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Alexander Schecter, 26, was arrested on March 20, 2023, for allegedly kidnapping two UCLA students and raping another woman.
He was initially apprehended on March 8, 2023, after reportedly threatening the students and refusing to let them leave his car.
Police linked Schecter to an unreported sexual assault from October 2022.
He faces multiple charges, including rape and extortion, with bail set at $600,000.
Schecter is currently held at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Twin Towers Correctional Facility.

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Alexander Schecter, 26, was arrested on March 20, 2023, for allegedly kidnapping two UCLA students and raping another woman.
He was initially apprehended on March 8, 2023, after reportedly threatening the students and refusing to let them leave his car.
Police linked Schecter to an unreported sexual assault from October 2022.
He faces multiple charges, including rape and extortion, with bail set at $600,000.
Schecter is currently held at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Twin Towers Correctional Facility.