Berkeley Woman Jailed on Rape of Boy, Again

(Berkeley, California) In June 2007, a 22-year-old woman from Berkeley, Melissa Danielle Cullen, was arrested in Lincoln County, Oregon, after police found her engaging in sex with a 14-year-old boy in her car on the side of the road. Cullen allegedly took the boy without his parents' permission and drove to Oregon.

Cullen was charged with sex abuse, rape, contributing to the sexual delinquency of a child and custodial interference.

In a new development, Melissa Danielle Cullen was arrested in the early morning yesterday by keen-eyed patrol officer Amber Phillips for sexually abusing the same 14-year-old boy in Berkeley's Ohlone Park. According to Berkeley Police spokesperson Sgt. Mary Kusmiss, Cullen is homeless and has been living on the streets and parks for some time.

Cullen was booked into custody on charges of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor, statutory rape, child stealing and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The charges are virtually identical to those Cullen faces in Oregon.

Tip: Don Morgenstern