A person has been arrested on suspicion of breaking in to a Culver Metropolis dwelling final month and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old lady, police stated.
Marcos Maldonado, 35, was on a bus headed to Bakersfield when it was stopped by police and he was arrested Thursday, in line with the Culver Metropolis Police Division. Police recognized Maldonado by way of DNA proof.
Maldonado was booked on suspicion of felony aggravated sexual assault of a kid and is being held on $1.25 million bail, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division jail data present.
On the morning of Dec. 2 , Culver Metropolis police responded to a name of a sexual assault within the Blair Hills neighborhood. Investigators stated that Maldonado allegedly entered the kid’s dwelling round 2 a.m. and left round 7 a.m. The household reported the crime a short while later, police stated.
Officers instantly canvassed the encompassing space for witnesses and extra proof, recovering video surveillance footage that confirmed the suspect leaving the realm. On the time, investigators launched pictures from that video.
“From the day that this crime occurred, detectives have labored tirelessly to establish and find the concerned suspect,” Jennifer Atenza, a division spokeswoman, stated in a information launch.
Culver Metropolis police collaborated with the UCLA Santa Monica Rape Remedy Middle and the Los Angeles district legal professional’s workplace all through the investigation and can proceed to take action for the submitting and prosecution of this case, authorities stated.
The police division has not acquired any reviews of Maldonado’s connection to further crimes within the Culver Metropolis space. The division stated it should proceed collaborating with different regulation enforcement businesses to establish any potential further victims.