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# TBS Today, Aug. 4
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/08/05/newsletters/tbs-today-aug-4-2026/
- Published: 2026-08-05T00:54:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-05T00:54:29.000Z
- Description: U-Haul repairman paid teen for sex, police say.
- Author: Editor's Desk
- Tags: Newsletters, #newsletters

An auto repairman has been charged with paying a teenage girl for sex in a trailer at the Berkeley U-Haul where he worked, court papers say.

[Berkeley U-Haul repairman paid teen for sex, police sayFrank Vieira met the victim when she was 16, and knew she lived in a San Ramon group home, authorities say.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/icon/The-Berkeley-Scanner_Icon_Color-1-b5c9011c-79d6-4311-b29e-5d650b734288.jpg)The Berkeley ScannerEmilie Raguso![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/8e/3b/8e3bb516-9b88-46c2-aa85-566ed9c3647c/content/images/thumbnail/Screenshot-2026-08-04-at-4.15.42---PM-8bcd2e48-47ef-4659-84e8-caa280d0dcbd.jpg)](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/08/05/crime/berkeley-uhaul-repairman-paid-teen-sex-police-say/)

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