Ventura: Registered Sex Offender in Custody — Suspected of Lewd Conduct with 12 Year Old

Ventura Police Department – Incident Press Release

On 9/9/17 at about 6PM, patrol officers responded to Golf n’ Stuff regarding a sexual battery that had just occurred. The female victim (12 years old) told the responding officers the suspect had touched her two times inappropriately (over her clothing) while she was playing a video game at the arcade. The victim told her parents, who then called 9-1-1. Prior to officers arriving, the suspect ran from the business. After the officers interviewed witnesses and reviewed the security camera footage, they identified the suspect as 23 year old Ventura resident, David Sanchez. A records check confirmed that Sanchez is currently a registered sex offender, with multiple prior sex crime convictions in Ventura County.

VPD Detectives began investigating the incident and issued an arrest warrant for Sanchez reference 288(a) PC – Lewd acts with a child. On 9/11/17 at about 1530 hours, Detectives located Sanchez at a construction site in Goleta, and arrested him without incident. Sanchez was transported back to Ventura and booked at the main jail. Anyone that has further information on this investigation is asked to call Det. Mike Hibdon (805) 339-4443.         

Get Citizensjournal.us Headlines free  SUBSCRIPTION. Keep us publishing –DONATE