A Morgan Hill personal trainer accused of sexually assaulting clients was arrested in court Thursday after prosecutors added six more alleged victims to the case against him.
David Wolfsmith, 49 of Morgan Hill, now faces a total of 13 female accusers, according to Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Tim McInerny.
Based on the statements of the new victims, McInerny filed nine more felony charges against Wolfsmith and asked the judge to increase his bail to $750,000. The judge agreed to do so, and sheriff’s deputies took him into custody in the courtroom and transported him to county jail.
Before the Oct. 27 hearing, Wolfsmith was out of custody in lieu of $325,000 bail, and he faced a total of 13 counts related to seven victims, according to authorities. He now faces more than 20 felony charges, including multiple counts of sexual battery by fraud.
If convicted, Wolfsmith faces up to 28 years in prison.
McInerny said Wolfsmith continued to train clients at his former facility in Morgan Hill after he was charged with initial sexual battery allegations in April, and even after the city revoked his business license in June. In August, he obtained a business license for a “personal training” facility from the City of San Jose.
“He totally thumbed his nose at the city (of Morgan Hill) and us, and has moved his operations to San Jose, where he has taken out a business license,” McInerny said. “We felt this was a danger to public safety,” prompting the DA’s office to request the higher bail at the Oct. 27 hearing.
Wolfsmith, along with his wife Julia Wolfsmith, are the former owners of Wolfpak Training Center, which was located in downtown Morgan Hill on Monterey Road at Third Street before the city revoked the business license.
MHPD officers arrested David Wolfsmith April 11 on suspicion that he sexually assaulted five female victims who were clients at Wolfpak, according to police. In the ensuing investigation, a total of eight female victims have come forward to investigators to report similar offenses. Two of the initial victims were minors at the time of the suspected abuse.
Police said the initial investigation into Wolfsmith started in February.
Wolfsmith’s next hearing is scheduled for Nov. 21 at South County Courthouse.
