MOUNTAIN VIEW — A barber who is currently on the lam after being charged with drugging and sexually assaulting unconscious men has now been tied to more than two-dozen additional cases, and authorities are urging his victims to seek medical attention after confirming he is HIV positive.
In a 33-page amended criminal complaint filed this week, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged Franklin Enrique Sarceno Orla, 34, with 51 additional felony charges and four more misdemeanor charges covering sexual assault and battery, kidnapping, robbery, and dissuading a witness.
Among the charges are 18 felony counts accusing Sarceno Orla of drugging his victims and four felony counts of assaulting an unconscious victim, according to the complaint.
Sarceno Orla was charged in August with assaulting two men — both of whom reported being unconscious at some point during their time with him — and was released after posting $250,000 bail. After he did not appear at an Oct. 29 court hearing, authorities widely publicized the case in hopes of getting tips about his whereabouts. It is generally believed that the has fled the region.
The charged assaults cover a timeline spanning January 2018 to July 2024, which was shortly before he was arrested.
