EMERYVILLE — It started off when a teen girl reported being the victim of domestic violence by her boyfriend.

Then police learned her “boyfriend” was actually a man in his late 20s, and the investigation took a much darker turn, authorities said. Now, the man allegedly behind it all has been charged with sexual abuse and assault, court records show.

Jacob Lasso, 30, is behind bars in lieu of $125,000 bail facing felony charges of committing a lewd act on a child, unlawful sexual intercourse, and a misdemeanor count of assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury, court records show. He has pleaded not guilty and his next court date has been set for Aug. 14.

The alleged victim reported in March, when Lasso was 29, that she and Lasso had “held her against the wall by placing h

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