Crime & Safety

San Rafael Man Arrested on Suspicion of Molesting 7-Year-Old Girl

Police reached the 29-year-old man, also a suspect in recent peeping and indecent exposure cases, by phone and convinced him to surrender.

Police arrested a local man accused of molesting a 7-year-old girl at a birthday party on Sunday, according to police spokeswoman Margo Rohrbacher.

Eduardo Nehemias Johnson Lopez, 29, was booked in on charges of sexual battery and lewd behavior with a child. His bail is $50,000.

The victim's mother called the police after learning that Lopez possibly molested the girl while a party that was held at his residence, Rohrbacher said.

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"When officers arrived at Lopez’s house, he had already fled," she said in a statement. "Officers contacted Lopez by telephone and convinced him to return home."

Lopez is also a suspect in recent peeping and indecent exposure cases.


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