Sheriff’s office makes arrest for sexual assault of teenager
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities have arrested a Southern California man on numerous felony charges related to the sexual assault of a teenage girl.
Trevor Noel Reynoso, 31, of Murrieta, was taken into custody on Tuesday evening, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Lt. Corey Paulich said the mother of a 15-year-old girl contacted the sheriff’s office on Tuesday to report that her daughter had been sexually assaulted.
A deputy contacted the mother and daughter. The teen told the deputy that in February of this year she had met a male on a social media app. The male identified himself as “Chase” and told her he was 21 years old, Paulich said.
Since February the girl and the male subject had sex multiple times. Paulich said the male would provide various narcotics to the victim in return for sex.
The deputy had the teenager contact the suspect on the social media app and asked him to meet her at a business in the Middletown area. Paulich said the suspect agreed and the deputy drove to the business, locating Reynoso in his parked vehicle.
Paulich said the deputy contacted Reynoso, who provided identification with a false name. Reynoso denied any knowledge of the victim or being there to meet her.
The victim was able to positively identify Reynoso as the person who had sexually assaulted her. Paulich said Reynoso eventually admitted knowing the victim, but said he thought she was 18.
Deputies later learned Reynoso’s real name and discovered he had a felony warrant out of Texas for possession of child pornography.
Reynoso was arrested and booked at the Lake County Jail on his Texas warrant and charges of lewd acts with a child, unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, arranging to meet a minor for purposes of sex, oral copulation, soliciting prostitution from a minor, false identification to a peace officer and furnishing of a controlled substance, Paulich said.
Reynoso remains in custody with a no bail hold, Paulich said.
Booking records show that Reynoso is due to make a court appearance on Thursday.