A Ventura County man was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly kidnapping a woman and tying her up inside his home before sexually assaulting her, deputies said in a news release.

The investigation began on Oct. 7, 2025, when Ventura County Sheriff's Department deputies were dispatched to the 1200 block of Thousand Oaks Boulevard after receiving a call from the victim stating that she was beaten and sexually assaulted, said a news release from VCSO.

Investigators conducted a series of interviews while investigating the allegations, which led them to identify the suspect as 45-year-old Nathan Toft of Thousand Oaks.

"It was discovered that Toft had tied up the victim and confined her by force inside his home in the 100 block of Helecho Court," the release said. "Toft then tortured the victim

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