A person has been arrested on suspicion of breaking in to a Culver Metropolis dwelling final month and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old woman, police mentioned.
Marcos Maldonado, 35, was on a bus headed to Bakersfield when it was stopped by police and he was arrested Thursday, in accordance with the Culver Metropolis Police Division. Police recognized Maldonado via 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 mentioned 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 mentioned.
Officers instantly canvassed the encompassing space for witnesses and extra proof, recovering video surveillance footage that confirmed the suspect leaving the world. On the time, investigators launched photos from that video.
“From the day that this crime occurred, detectives have labored tirelessly to determine and find the concerned suspect,” Jennifer Atenza, a division spokeswoman, mentioned in a information launch.
Culver Metropolis police collaborated with the UCLA Santa Monica Rape Therapy Heart and the Los Angeles district lawyer’s workplace all through the investigation and can proceed to take action for the submitting and prosecution of this case, authorities mentioned.
The police division has not acquired any reviews of Maldonado’s connection to extra crimes within the Culver Metropolis space. The division mentioned it’s going to proceed collaborating with different regulation enforcement businesses to determine any potential extra victims.
