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Transgender Woman Sexually Assaulted, Beaten In Hate Crime Attacks: LAPD
- A 61-year-old transgender woman, Sabrina de la Peña, was sexually assaulted and beaten multiple times at her convenience store in the Westlake District on April 28, 2025.
- The incidents began on April 8 when a suspect flirted with de la Peña, became angry after rejection, and later returned with accomplices to commit hate crimes upon discovering her gender identity.
- The attackers threatened to kill her, pushed and knocked her to the floor, struck her with a skateboard, used pepper spray, threw an unknown liquid, and attempted to stun her with a Taser, as captured on surveillance cameras.
- The Los Angeles Police Department released photos of the suspects and asked the public to provide information by contacting Rampart Division Robbery Detectives at 484-3495 or anonymously via Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
- This series of assaults has caused de la Peña to reduce her store hours and highlights ongoing hate crimes against transgender individuals, prompting an active police investigation and public outreach for additional victims.
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Police look for suspects in string of vicious hate crimes against 61-year-old trans woman
Police in Los Angeles are asking for the public’s help in identifying three young people wanted for questioning in a violent sexual assault and a series of hate crimes against a 61-year-old transgender woman. Many of the attacks were captured on surveillance video.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter. Sabrina de la Peña was attacked inside the store she owns and operates in the city’s W…
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Hispanic woman Sabrina de la Peña denounced the hate crime of three suspects since April 8; attacks occur in the victim's shop in Westlake
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