Sexual battery suspect subject to arrest warrant after no-show in court

Arrest warrant issued for serial groper after he fails to appear at arraignment

Erik Altamirano, 32, was charged with four counts of misdemeanor sexual battery for allegedly groping and exposing himself to women in Pacific Beach and North Park, and the court has now required an affidavit for an arrest warrant to be filed within 90 days.

Sexual battery suspect subject to arrest warrant after no-show in court

A gavel. (File photo courtesy UC Berkeley Law)  A man charged with inappropriately touching multiple women in San Diego failed to appear at his scheduled arraignment Tuesday on charges of misdemeanor sexual battery. Erik James Altamirano, 32, is accused in a series of incidents last summer in which he allegedly groped women in multiple neighborhoods, including University Heights, North Park, and Pacific Beach. Victims reported the suspect appear…

Suspected serial groper tied to incidents across San Diego misses court appearance

A man suspected of groping and flashing several women in separate incidents across San Diego was scheduled to appear in court Tuesday to face sexual battery charges, but he never showed. Erik Altamirano was accused of groping and flashing at least four women across several neighborhoods — including University Heights, North Park and Pacific Beach. The City Attorney’s office filed four misdemeanor charges against Altamirano in October in connecti…