UpdatedThu, Mar 4, 2021 at 2:29 pm PT
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The once-popular Seal Beach chef was sentenced to prison for drugging a female patron s drink, rendering her unconscious and raping her. (OCDA Photo)
SEAL BEACH, CA A former chef at a Seal Beach restaurant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years in prison for drugging a female patron s drink, rendering her unconscious and raping her. He began serving his time immediately, according to court records. Darryl Lee Matanane, 58, pleaded guilty to one felony count of rape by use of drugs.
The woman was out with friends at the Seal Beach Bistro St. Germaine restaurant on Feb. 13, 2018, according to the original reports. The then-chef Matanane served her an alcoholic drink that was spiked, according to Seal Beach Police Department Sgt. Michael Henderson.
Seal Beach Chef Pleads Guilty To Doping, Raping Woman Syndicated Local – CBS Los Angeles
WESTMINSTER (CBSLA) – A former chef at a Seal Beach restaurant pleaded guilty Wednesday and was immediately sentenced to three years in prison for serving a spiked drink to one of his patrons and raping her while she was unconscious.
The victim told police she went to a Seal Beach restaurant on Feb. 13, 2018, where Darryl Lee Matanane was working and he served her an alcoholic drink, according to Seal Beach Police Department Sgt. Michael Henderson.
She said she awoke in an unfamiliar apartment in Seal Beach and had been sexually assaulted, Henderson said.