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Indian-origin liquor store owner Kulvir Brar faces 39 charges in US; offered underage girls drugs for sex

An India-origin man in the US is facing 39 charges related to sex abuse, trafficking, molestation as more victims of the liquor store owner came forward during the ongoing investigation against 32-year-old Kulvir S Brar. Brar was arrested in March 13 after police said he was using Snapchat to solicit sex from minors, offering them illicit drugs, alcohol and access to his apartment's rooftop pool. Brar was first arrested on December 4, 2025 for indecent communication with a minor and for possession of child sexual abuse material.

Judge Christine Hayes increased Brar’s bail from $500,000 to $750,000, and called Brar a considerable threat to the community, noting the number of the complainants.

How did Brar come on police radar?

According to court records, the investigation started in July 4 after Oregon Department of Human Services alerted Vancouver Police in Washington that a 15-year-old girl in Portland reported a man named “Molly” forced her to perform oral sex in his vehicle in exchange for “weed pens.” Molly is the Snapchat username of Brar as his handle is 'pnwmolly', The Columbian reported.

Brar sought out young girls on the app and complimented them on their looks before promising them substances like cocaine, ecstasy and LSD but in exchange for sex or photos and videos of sexual acts.He allegedly told victims he was the owner of Boondox Liquor Plus in Longview and lived at the Vancouver Waterfront with access to a rooftop pool.

Investigators said Brar used to target vulnerable girls, like his 16-year-old victim whose family became homeless. Brar sexually assaulted her when she was heavily intoxicated. Another victim said Brar raped her on her birthday after supplying her with MDMA, cocaine, LSD and alcohol until she could barely keep her head up. Brar allegedly intimidated victims by claiming he wasn’t afraid of getting caught because he had money and “good lawyers,” and showed one victim his firearm.

Raid at Brar's residence

Detectives found cocaine, MDMA, psilocybin mushrooms, hundreds of small plastic bags, a Sig Sauer pistol, sex toys, Plan B contraceptive and dozens of nicotine vaping devices in his residence. 14 disposable maskes with makeup smudges were found inside his vehicle. Those were the similar masks that juvenile females wore while entering his residence, as revealed by surveillance footage.

List of 39 new charges Brar is facing now

Two counts of first-degree trafficking

Three counts of second-degree trafficking

One count of third-degree rape of a child

One count of second-degree rape

One count of third-degree rape

One count of third-degree child molestation

Three counts of commercial sex abuse of a minor

One count of sexual exploitation of a minor

Two counts of first-degree possessing depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct

Three counts of second-degree possession of depictions of a minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct

Five counts of communicating with a minor for immoral purposes

Five counts of distributing a controlled substance to a minor

Three counts of possessing a controlled substance with the intent to sell to a minor

One count of assault four with sexual motivation

Three counts of supplying liquor to a minor

Four counts of selling or giving tobacco or vapor products to a minor

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