OC church handyman arrested for molestation of child

Thursday, June 21, 2018
SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- A 51-year-old handyman for a Santa Ana church has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 4-year-old girl and police believe there may be additional victims.

Trinidad Tavarez had been working as a handyman and security guard at the Oasis Christian Church for the past year. He was living out of his van parked on the church property, police said.
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Investigators say Tavarez sexually assaulted a 4-year-old girl at a church service on Father's Day.

He was arrested and booked on child molestation charges.
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Tavarez has prior arrests -- one was for soliciting an undercover officer for sex.

Santa Ana detectives believe there may be more victims. They asked anyone with information to call Corporal R. Bonilla at (714)245-8412 or provide anonymous information to Orange County Crime Stoppers at (855)TIP-OCCS.
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