San Jose: Police identify sex offender arrested in schoolgirl’s kidnapping, sex assault downtown

SAN JOSE — Police are identifying and detailing the arrest of a registered sex offender accused of snatching a teen girl off a downtown street then sexually assaulting her earlier this week.

Marlo Porter, 51, of San Jose, has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a teen girl in downtown San Jose on Jan. 14, 2026. Porter is a registered sex offender, according to state records. (San Jose Police Dept.) 

The crimes were reported Wednesday morning around 10:40 a.m.