Suspect: Marco Julio Gonzales, 41 |
LOS ANGELES -- A sex offender has been arrested by Los Angeles Police, a year after allegedly offering a 12-year-old girl $100 for oral sex.
Marco Julio Gonzales, 41, was taken into custody Monday.
Police say that last year, he entered the William Mead Housing Project and propositioned the girl. She went home and told her mother about the offer, and they immediately called the police.
A description of Gonzales and his car have been circulating the area since the incident and neighbors have continually obtained more information about him when he returned to the housing project, from time to time.
Last week, a resident wrote down the suspect's license plates and the police made the arrest.
Gonzales is a registered sex offender who was previously charged with indecent exposure.
He now faces two misdemeanor charges for annoying a child under 14 and soliciting an act of prostitution.
Police say there is a good chance Gonzales has been in other neighborhoods as well. Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
Marco Julio Gonzales, 41, was taken into custody Monday.
Police say that last year, he entered the William Mead Housing Project and propositioned the girl. She went home and told her mother about the offer, and they immediately called the police.
A description of Gonzales and his car have been circulating the area since the incident and neighbors have continually obtained more information about him when he returned to the housing project, from time to time.
Last week, a resident wrote down the suspect's license plates and the police made the arrest.
Gonzales is a registered sex offender who was previously charged with indecent exposure.
He now faces two misdemeanor charges for annoying a child under 14 and soliciting an act of prostitution.
Police say there is a good chance Gonzales has been in other neighborhoods as well. Anyone with information is asked to call Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
