Man pleads not guilty to two sexual assaults in Angeles National Forest

A 40-year-old man pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he sexually assaulted two women in a remote area of ​​the Angeles National Forest in May.

Eduardo Sarabia faces charges of rape and forced oral sex, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement after the case was announced last month.

Sarabia allegedly raped a woman on May 12 after driving her to a remote area in the Angeles National Forest. The next day, he allegedly sexually assaulted another woman after driving her to the same location, prosecutors said.