By Lookout Staff

May 5, 2026 --A Santa Monica man charged with kidnapping a UCLA student in March and raping another woman in Culver City last October pleaded not guilty in court Monday.

Alexander William Schecter, 27, was charged with one felony count each of kidnapping to commit another crime and first-degree residential robbery; two felony counts of forcible oral copulation and one felony count of forcible rape.

He has been ordered to remain in jail with an increased bail amount of $1.4 million, according to CBS News Los Angeles. His next court date is June 8.

The LA County District Attorney's Office alleges that on March 8, at approximately 3 a.m., Schecter kidnapped a female UCLA student in the 500 block of Landfair Avenue, a street near campus lined with student housing.

"Schecter was allegedly dropping off the student in the area when he allegedly prevented her from exiting his vehicle and threatened violence," the DA's Office said.

"The student was able to exit the vehicle approximately half a mile away on the 400 block of Gayley Avenue."

On March 12, at 9:16 a.m., UCLA Police arrested Schecter after identifying him as the suspect in the kidnapping. He was booked shortly after noon at LAPD Valley Jail in Van Nuys, according to LA County inmate records.

During the investigation, Schecter was identified as the suspect in the October 12, 2025 sexual assault and rape that took place at around 3:15 a.m. in Culver City, prosecutors said. He was arrested on March 20, according to County inmate records.

The rape, prosecutors said, "involved great violence, great bodily harm, threat of great bodily harm, and other acts disclosing a high degree of cruelty, viciousness and callousness," the LA County District Attorney's Office said.

Prosecutors allege the victims were "particularly vulnerable."

“The callous and deeply disturbing actions of the defendant have left two women with unimaginable trauma,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman said.