Man Allegedly Molested 2 Relatives As Children: Santa Rosa Police

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — Santa Rosa police arrested a Santa Rosa man this week on suspicion of molesting two female relatives when they were children, a police sergeant said. Police interviewed the two women, who are related and are now adults, at their home Monday, Sgt. Terry Anderson said.

One of the victims said the sexual assaults began when she was 10 years old. The suspect did not live with the two women at the time of the assaults, Anderson said.

Police officers were gathering information when they learned another male family member was driving to the suspect's home to possibly assault him, Anderson said.

Officers arrived first, however, and the suspect said he was aware of the allegations against him, Anderson said.

Police arrested the suspect, identified as Guadalupe Barragan-Zepeda, 52, of Santa Rosa. Barragan-Zepeda was booked Tuesday in the Sonoma County jail for lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14, sexual
assault of a child, attempted lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and sexual battery, according to Anderson.

Police are continuing to investigate the allegations, Anderson said.

By Bay City News Service

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