‘I’m a pimp’: Man charged in Hayward sexual attack against pedestrian

HAYWARD A San Francisco man has been charged with attacking a woman as she walked home at night in what police believe was a failed attempt to force her into prostitution Taz Guest was charged with assault criminal threats and sexual battery all felonies in connection with the May attack Agents say he made lewd advances toward the woman as she walked along the sidewalk at the block of Jackson Street around p m on May then grabbed her breast and tried to reach down her pants when she informed him no Guest was identified as a suspect and subsequently arrested on June In a police interview he allegedly admitted to the attack but denied doing anything sexual in nature and to threatening to kill the woman Police say he stated them he d only been living in California a sparse months yet demonstrated a good understanding of the local sex commerce including its general terminology and local areas where prostitution occurs on the streets That all lines up with the woman s description of Guest s alleged verbalizations She reportedly notified police that Guest screamed I m a pimp at her and added that he was armed He also stated I know you want me and mentioned he wasn t afraid to kill her according to police Police say the woman fought Guest off first by throwing a can of Red Bull at him then by kicking and punching until he left her alone Guest is in jail with bail set at but that may soon change He is set to go before a judge on Monday for a bail hearing to determine if he should be issued or have his bail lowered by percent A defense motion says that a pretrial services summary determined Guest is percent likely not to get re-arrested and percent likely to appear in court if he s disclosed The motion also calls into question whether Guest is guilty at all casting doubt on the identification made by the victim known in court only as Jane Doe Though the attack described in the reports allegedly took place over at least a limited minutes it s quite practicable even likely that Ms Doe so concerned with protecting herself that she could not fully observe her assailant s face the defense motion says