TBS Today, Aug. 15

The case against a young man charged with sex crimes against a woman he met on a popular dating app can proceed to trial, an Alameda County judge has ruled.

Last week, the woman — who was identified in court as Jane Doe — took the stand to describe how her first and only date with Carlos Salgado Cruz II went wrong.

Here's what happened.

Woman testifies about alleged sex crime at Berkeley restaurant
The DA’s office charged Carlos Salgado Cruz II with sexual battery by restraint and sexual penetration by a foreign object.

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