Nor Cal Rapist suspect appears in court Monday

SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. (KTVU) - The suspected 'Nor Cal Rapist' appeared in a Sacramento County courtroom Monday for his arraignment. 

The news was released Friday that UC Berkeley employee, 58-year-old Roy Charles Waller was accused in the decades old case. 

Waller was booked into the Sacramento County Jail on Friday and efforts to contact him were not immediately successful. 

Waller was charged with 12 counts of forcible sexual assault, plus enhancements. There's also allegations he used a gun, officials said. He's been awarded no bail. 

He was linked to the crimes through DNA, officials said. 

Waller is married and lives in Benicia. He worked in the Environment, Health and Safety office at UC Berkeley since 1992, the university said in a statement, where he managed programs to help ensure safety and training regarding the use of equipment and machinery. 

Read more about the Nor Cal Rapist case and Waller's arrest here.