Santa Barbara man convicted of multiple counts of rape, other sex crimes
Santa Barbara County Sheriff s Office
Zachary Coughlin
and last updated 2021-07-22 21:10:10-04
A jury has found a Santa Barbara man guilty of 14 charges related to sex crimes against multiple victims.
Zachary Coughlin, 44, an attorney, was convicted of penetration of an unconscious/intoxicated person, forcible oral copulation, forcible rape, rape of an unconscious/intoxicated person, and kidnap with intent to commit rape.
Authorities began investigating Coughlin in May 2020. He was initially arrested on suspicion of stalking a woman in Isla Vista. As part of that investigation, sheriff s officials say they found multiple videos that appeared to show Coughlin sexually assaulting several victims, and he was arrested a second time.
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The trial has now begun for Zachary Coughlin, otherwise known as the Mirror Bus Driver, who was living in his converted bus in Isla Vista and was arrested last May for stalking and later charged in October 2020 with multiple counts of rape. Â
Coughlin was arrested and charged on May 19, 2020 following social media reporting of his behavior.Â
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The judge, Von T. Nguyen Deroian, said the last day to file pre-trial motions is June 8, and the court will hear the motions from June 14 to 16. According to the judge, pre-trial motions will be significant in the upcoming case, which the court is making a priority.Â