SAN DIEGO — A La Jolla woman testified Sept. 21 that she recognized two men who broke into her house and one who sexually assaulted her before he left. The woman said she met the men at a beach party and they apparently followed her home. Bryan Patrick Silva and Xavzier Pernell Paschal, both 21 and from San Diego, were both ordered to stand trial for burglary and possession of stolen property from the victim’s home. Silva was ordered to stand trial for sexual assault upon an unconscious victim in the Aug. 11 incident. The woman, 22, said she sleeping and awoke around 4 a.m. to find a man fondling her. She said both men ran off after she began screaming. The pair left with her cell phone, an I Pod and a computer, she said. A police officer pulled over the suspect’s car on Nautilus Street and arrested the men. San Diego Superior Court Judge Margo Lewis also ordered Silva to stand trial for sexual battery. After the preliminary hearing concluded, both men pleaded not guilty to all charges and Lewis set a trial date for Nov. 10. If they are convicted, Silva and Paschal each face maximum terms of nine and six years in prison, respectively. Silva remains free on $50,000 bond, while Paschal remains at the George Bailey Detention Facility on $35,000 bail. — Neal Putnam








