3 girls molested since ’98, say charges in Lake Forest case

A 33-year-old man was charged Friday with sexually assaulting three girls, dating back to 1998, in the Lake Forest area.

Sean Joseph Scanlan is charged with one felony count each of having sex with or sodomizing a girl 10 years or younger, distributing pornography to a minor to engage in sexual conduct and statutory rape with a minor younger than 16, and four counts of lewd acts on a child younger than 14.

He also faces sentencing enhancement allegations of more than one victim.

The most recent victim was allegedly assaulted from November 2014 through May of this year. Another girl was allegedly molested from August 2000 through August 2004, and the third from Dec. 31, 1998, through Dec. 30, 2000, according to court records.

Scanlan, who remains in custody in lieu of $1 million bail, made his initial court appearance Friday, but his arraignment was rescheduled to Aug. 26.

— City News Service