Police Tuesday asked for the public’s help in tracking down a man who sexually assaulted a 9-year-old boy in a bathroom at Jerome Park in Santa Ana.
The boy and his mother were at a birthday party at the park at 726 S. Center St. about 4:25 p.m. Sunday when the child went to the bathroom by himself and encountered his attacker, according to Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna.
“The suspect had a short conversation with the boy in Spanish before he worked his way into the stall with the kid” and molested him, Bertagna said.
The suspect has short hair and a thin mustache and appeared to be 25 to 35 years old, Bertagna said. He was wearing a white T-shirt and blue pants.
Anyone with information was asked to call investigators at (714) 245- 8343. Orange County Crime Stoppers accepts anonymous tips at (855) TIP-OCCS.
— City News Service