Romancer, Alleged Con Man Faces 12 Charges

David Fredrick Kohl, 42, is facing 12 felony charges for crimes he allegedly committed over the last two years in the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys, where authorities say he romanced and then fleeced at least four women he met in bars, through business contacts and personal ads in magazines and newspapers.

He also took property from male roommates and employers, wrote nearly $10,000 worth of bad checks, and opened a business in Lancaster that took prospective clients’ money without ever providing the promised services, said Sheriff’s Deputy Greg Palmieri.

Kohl romanced victims across the country with flowers, fancy meals, lavish presents and sweet words, investigators said, and then helped himself to their money, jewelry, autos and other possessions.