San Francisco police authorities have arrested security guard Jeffrey Bugai for impersonating a police officer. What makes his arrest so disturbing is the fact that he was using his fake identity as a cop to allegedly sodomize Central American immigrants. Police have stated that Bugai specifically went after men who spoke poor or little English and convinced them they were in trouble. He persuaded at least two men to go to a house with him where he would drug or handcuff them and try to make them perform sex acts.
Because of the immigration status of the victims, he would threaten them with arrest and deportation if they did not submit. Bugai was licensed as a security guard to carry a gun and baton, which aided in his masquerade as a cop. Police have stated that because he was targeting immigrants, possibly in the country illegally, they have no idea how many men he may have victimized.
This is not the first time that Bugai has impersonated an individual in authority. According to police records, he also disguised himself as a health care worker at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City, Michigan, on at least three occasions. He was arrested in 1999 and charged with a misdemeanor count of unauthorized use of a health profession title, and sentenced to 90 days in jail.
Now Bugai is charged with two counts of kidnapping to commit a sexual offense and single counts of attempted forced sodomy, attempted forcible oral copulation, and assault with the intent to commit a sexual offense. His bail has been set at $2 million and he is awaiting trial. Police have asked those with information about Bugai to please call investigators at (415) 553-0123.
