A Silicon Valley CEO was arrested on several charges after police said a woman accused an investment firm mogul of attacking and raping her in downtown San Francisco.
ERAS Holdings CEO Andrei Karkar, 47, was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of rape, and other charges including robbery, false imprisonment, and assault with a deadly weapon, the San Francisco Police Department shared with Fox News Digital.
Just after 9 a.m. Saturday, officers were called to an area in the city’s downtown for a report about a sexual assault that had just occurred.
A spokesperson for the police department said officers met with a woman at the scene who said that she had been forcibly raped and assaulted.
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San Francisco Police confirmed that Silicon Valley CEO Andrei Karka was arrested on suspicion of rape and other charges. (ERAS Holdings)
Police said the woman was transported to a nearby hospital where she received treatment for her injuries.
Through the course of the investigation, police said they were able to identify Karkar as the suspect.
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San Francisco police said Andrei Karkar is suspected of rape. (Getty)
It was not immediately known how police identified Karkar as the suspect.
Karkar was booked at the San Francisco County Jail on charges of rape by force or violence, false imprisonment, assault with a deadly weapon, first-degree robbery, and damaging a wireless communication device.
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San Francisco police said Karkar is accused of attacking a woman in the city. (Photo By Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
An attorney for Karkar, Eric Safire, told Fox News Digital in a statement that the district attorney discharged the case and that Karkar has been released. He added that no charges were filed against Karkar and that he felt like Karkar was “detained unnecesarily and denied a bond.” The San Francisco district attorney’s office did not immediately confirm the charges were dropped or offer additional comment when reached by Fox News Digital.
Officials added that the incident is being investigated by the SFPD Special Victims Unit and said while an arrest has been made, it remains an open and active investigation.
Anyone with information about the incident is encouraged to contact SFPD at 415-575-4444.
Karkar’s father, Edward Karkar, founded “Karkar Electronics” in 1959, which is a telecommunications company that developed, engineered, and manufactured a complete line of state-of-the-art voice and data communications, according to the company’s website. He has also been hailed as a “Silicon Valley pioneer.”
Andrei Karkar, a Georgetown University graduate, is active in various “think tanks and supports the arts, sciences, environment and philanthropy,” according to his biography on the company website.
