Former Santa Barbara Bail Bond Agent Arrested for Stalking, 'Rape by Impersonation'

A former Santa Barbara bail bondsman is behind bars without bail on charges of stalking and “rape by impersonation” after an ex-girlfriend accused him of “manipulating her into had sex with him under false pretenses,” police said.

Sean Wilczak, 30, is being prosecuted under a special section of the California penal code that targets defendants who allegedly deceive their victims. The 2013 state law was written and championed by former state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson and District Attorney Joyce Dudley after a former Santa Barbara offender was released from custody.

Wilczak has pleaded not guilty to the charges. His lawyer did not respond to requests for comment.

According to the arrest affidavit in the case, the victim told detectives that she was previously romantically involved with Wilczak and that he was actively stalking her by “following her to different locations around Santa Barbara and stalking her.” making you feel uncomfortable.”

During the same period, the victim said, Wilczak created a fake online dating profile to coerce her into having sex in an Airbnb. “Wilczak set the condition that [the victim] wearing a blindfold during sex and she agreed to it,” the affidavit states.

“[The victim] only agreed to this arrangement because she thought “LuxMentor” was a stranger, not Wilczak. After Wilczak left Airbnb, he called the victim to tell her that he was actually “LuxMentor.”

The day after the victim filed the complaint, she began receiving numerous calls from a blocked number that she believed belonged to Wilczak, who also began calling her friends in a threatening manner.

Detectives tracked Wilczak to a downtown restaurant and took him into custody, also charging him with witness harassment. He was booked into the county jail and a judge denied him bail, citing the seriousness of the charges and other charges against him.

Wilczak was previously arrested in 2022 for grand larceny after allegedly stealing $25,000 from three of his bail clients. The California Department of Insurance said he operated illegally under an unregistered business name, Wolf Bail Bonds, and pocketed money given to him by families trying to get their loved ones out of prison.

The state agency revoked Wilczak's license and said Santa Barbara prosecutors would oversee the criminal aspect of the case. Court records show Wilczak faces insurance fraud charges in the same case. They also show that he is involved in several active restraining orders, both as a petitioner and a respondent.

Wilczak will return to court June 24 for a bail review hearing.