Redondo Beach sexual assault investigation continues
Redondo Beach police are continuing their investigation into John Haig Marshall, who was 
arrested last month on suspicion of sexually assaulting a friend in his Catalina Avenue apartment.
Haig, 53, is free on bail. He has not yet been formally charged.
As I reported in a story Oct. 20, a 29-year-old man told police that Marshall drugged him and sexually assaulted him in his shower. The friend told police he was aware of what was happening, but was unable to do anything about it.
In addition to making the sexual assault allegation, the friend told police that Marshall shaved off his body hair.
Police said they had previously investigated claims against Marshall, one involving long-term abuse against a minor, and another indicating he brought high school age boys to his apartments. The boys, police said, reportedly came out "stoned."
None of those allegations developed into charges, but police said they were an indication of a pattern and there could be other victims who never have come forward.
Since the article was published -- and was subsequently picked up and reported on television news broadcasts -- police have received more than a dozen tips from "people with information about the case," Keenan said.
"We've had numerous responses and numerous leads we are vigorously following up," Keenan said. "It's still being actively investigated."
Here at the Breeze, I received a comment on this blog from someone indicating he was a victim. The comment arrived anonymously.
arrested last month on suspicion of sexually assaulting a friend in his Catalina Avenue apartment.Haig, 53, is free on bail. He has not yet been formally charged.
As I reported in a story Oct. 20, a 29-year-old man told police that Marshall drugged him and sexually assaulted him in his shower. The friend told police he was aware of what was happening, but was unable to do anything about it.
In addition to making the sexual assault allegation, the friend told police that Marshall shaved off his body hair.
Police said they had previously investigated claims against Marshall, one involving long-term abuse against a minor, and another indicating he brought high school age boys to his apartments. The boys, police said, reportedly came out "stoned."
None of those allegations developed into charges, but police said they were an indication of a pattern and there could be other victims who never have come forward.
Since the article was published -- and was subsequently picked up and reported on television news broadcasts -- police have received more than a dozen tips from "people with information about the case," Keenan said.
"We've had numerous responses and numerous leads we are vigorously following up," Keenan said. "It's still being actively investigated."
Here at the Breeze, I received a comment on this blog from someone indicating he was a victim. The comment arrived anonymously.
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If a person hasn't been formally charged, why do they have to post bail?
You going to mention that all the charges against John were thrown out of court?
What a shitty journalist. They had NO CASE against this man, and even when you're forced to report that in the Breeze, you try to save face by transcribing the RBPD's paranoid warnings: "There's still an investigation! Something still might come up! You never know, gay people are awful sick and very scary!"
You had two fucking months, assholes. Nobody came forward. There's no case. The South Bay simply has a major problem with gay people.
The Redondo Beach cops and/or D.A. flacks need to stop posting comments here and on this shithead's blog, posing as so-called victims. They were hoping people would see those and come forward to corroborate their flimsy case, but it obviously didn't get them any case in court.