Jose Antonio Hernandez (Orange County Sheriff's Department) |
SANTA ANA- A suspected child molester was arrested Friday on suspicion of grabbing a 13-
year-old girl while she was riding on a bus in Santa Ana.
According to Orange County sheriff's spokesman John McDonald, 45 year old Jose Antonio Hernandez of Santa Ana was being held on suspicion of child annoyance.
Hernandez allegedly grabbed the girl's waist April 22 while on an Orange County Transportation Authority bus, McDonald said.
After receiving several complaints, investigators began watching the bus stop at First Street and Grand Avenue where the girl said she was grabbed and arrested Hernandez, McDonald said.
He was being held on $10,000 bail.
Investigators believe there may be more victims.
Anyone with information on Hernandez is asked to call sheriff's investigators at (866) 847- 6273.
In the meantime, a man who allegedly grabbed a girl on a bus in Los Angeles was also in custody.
According to the LAPD, schoolgirls had been complaining for months about a man they had encountered on buses who fondled and groped them as they rode to and from school.
One of the girls saw the suspect on Thursday and told some of her male classmates, who chased the suspect for two blocks before making a citizens' arrest and turning him over to police.
The suspect has been identified as 29 year old Larry Mims.
According to police, Mims is a registered sex offender.
According to Orange County sheriff's spokesman John McDonald, 45 year old Jose Antonio Hernandez of Santa Ana was being held on suspicion of child annoyance.
Hernandez allegedly grabbed the girl's waist April 22 while on an Orange County Transportation Authority bus, McDonald said.
After receiving several complaints, investigators began watching the bus stop at First Street and Grand Avenue where the girl said she was grabbed and arrested Hernandez, McDonald said.
He was being held on $10,000 bail.
Investigators believe there may be more victims.
Anyone with information on Hernandez is asked to call sheriff's investigators at (866) 847- 6273.
In the meantime, a man who allegedly grabbed a girl on a bus in Los Angeles was also in custody.
According to the LAPD, schoolgirls had been complaining for months about a man they had encountered on buses who fondled and groped them as they rode to and from school.
One of the girls saw the suspect on Thursday and told some of her male classmates, who chased the suspect for two blocks before making a citizens' arrest and turning him over to police.
The suspect has been identified as 29 year old Larry Mims.
According to police, Mims is a registered sex offender.
