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   A 28-year-old Los Angeles tattoo artist has been arrested on suspicion of   
   sexual assault, authorities said Monday.   
      
   The reported assaults occurred in December 2023 and February 2024. Detectives   
   are currently seeking additional victims and witnesses of unreported assaults.   
      
   The suspect was identified as 28-year-old Charles Wayne Wilkerson IV, who   
   authorities say also uses the name “Franko” and creates rap music under   
   the name “Franko Khalifa.” Wilkerson is known on Instagram as   
   “frankokhalifa,” according to    
   authorities.   
      
   “He preyed upon young women who hired him for his tattoo artistry,” said   
   Detective Robert Smey in a statement from the Los Angeles Police Department.    
   “Once he gained their trust, the assaults occurred. Now that these brave   
   young women have told    
   their story, hopefully more will be encouraged to step forward and seek   
   justice.”   
      
   One of the assaults reported to detectives took place at Wilkerson’s tattoo   
   shop in the Newton area of Los Angeles, while the other reported assault took   
   place at a residence in the LAPD’s Southwest Division, which covers the   
   southwest area of the    
   city, including areas such as Leimert Park, West Adams, Crenshaw and Baldwin   
   Hills. The victims in both assaults were 25-year-old women, the LAPD said in a   
   statement.   
      
   Wilkerson was arrested on Oct. 29 and charged with four counts of felony   
   sexual assault on Nov. 20. He is currently in custody pending a preliminary   
   hearing.   
      
   LAPD detectives ask anyone with information that could lead to the   
   identification of additional victims or witnesses to contact LAPD’s   
   Southwest Division, Sexual Assault Detectives, at 323-290-2976 .   
      
   https://www.dailynews.com/2024/11/25/los-angeles-tattoo-artist-a   
   rested-on-suspicion-of-sexual-assault-police-seek-additional-victims/   
      
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