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71-year-old Victorville man charged for sexual abuse of child under 14

Daily Press - 11/18/2020

Nov. 18--Prosecutors on Tuesday charged a 71-year-old Victorville man with continuous sexual abuse of a child, court records show.

Arturo Lucero was scheduled to be arraigned in a Victorville courtroom Tuesday afternoon, but court records did not indicate if he appeared before a judge.

Detectives and deputies began investigating Lucero on Sunday and learned he "molested" an underage girl "multiple times" during 2017 and 2018, San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department officials said.

Deputies arrested him that same day at his home in the 13600 block of Dean Place in Victorville on suspicion of oral copulation and lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14.

Authorities on Tuesday released Lucero's booking photo as they believe there may be additional victims.

Lucero is being held at the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto in lieu of $250,000 bail, booking records show.

The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to call the Victorville Sheriff's Station at 760-241-2911.

Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the WeTip hotline at 800-782-7436 or visit www.wetip.com.

Daily Press reporter Jose Quintero may be reached at 760-951-6274 or JQuintero@VVDailyPress.com. Follow him on Twitter at @DP_JoseQ.

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