Saudi Prince, 28, Arrested at Beverly Glen Compound for Alleged Sex Crime: LAPD

Saudi prince Majed Abdulaziz Al-Saud was arrested at a Beverly Glen home on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, after allegedly trying to force a worker to perform a sex act on him, Los Angeles police said. (Credit: KTLA)

by: Los Angeles Times, Sara Welch

Posted: Sep 24, 2015 / 08:06 PM PDT

Updated: Sep 25, 2015 / 12:15 AM PDT

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A Saudi prince was arrested at a hillside compound near Beverly Hills on Wednesday after being accused of trying to force a worker to perform a sex act on him, Los Angeles police said.

Police were called to the gated property in the Beverly Glen area, within a gated community on Wallingford Drive, after a caretaker at the home reported a disturbance, officials said. After officers interviewed people inside, a 28-year-old man identified as Saudi prince Majed Abdulaziz Al-Saud was arrested on suspicion of forced oral copulation of an adult.

He was booked and freed on $300,000 bail Thursday afternoon, jail records show. He could not immediately be reached for comment.

LAPD Officer Drake Madison said Al-Saud was booked after 4 p.m.

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