Saudi prince facing sex crime charge in Los Angeles

Los Angeles: A Saudi prince has been arrested in Los Angeles for allegedly trying to force a woman to perform oral sex on him at a Beverly Hills mansion.

Officer Drake Madison, of the Los Angeles police department, told AFP that Prince Majed Abdulaziz Al-Saud was arrested in early afternoon Wednesday after police were called to the gated compound.

He said the 28-year-old prince was arrested on suspicion of forced oral copulation of an adult and spent the night in jail before posting a USD 3,00,000 bail.

Witnesses reported seeing a bleeding woman scream for help as she tried to scale the wall of the properly, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The prince is due to appear in court on October 19.

If convicted, he faces up to eight years in prison and a USD 10,000 fine.