Teen Admits To Molesting 50 Kids To Riverside Police

RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA -- A California teenager was arrested Saturday after he admitted to his mother that he molested two young children in Riverside County. Joseph Hayden Boston, 18, said he molested up to 50 children over the past eight years, Riverside police said.

Boston's mother apparently flagged down Riverside officers around 3 a.m. Saturday when her son made the confession to her.

Police said Boston molested an 8-year-old boy and a 4-year-old boy at the Simply Home Inn & Suites in the 9800 block of Magnolia Avenue in Riverside. The children were staying with their parents and were given permission to go inside Boston's room, The county of Riverside Child Protective Services responded and took custody of both victim children, police said.

Boston, of Lakewood, was arrested on counts of oral copulation on a child under the age of 10. He was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center with bail set at $1 million.

Detectives believe Boston has victimized other children who have not yet come forward. They are asking for anyone with information about this investigation or the suspect to contact Detective Paul Miranda at (951) 353-7945 or pmiranda@riversideca.gov.

--Photo courtesy of Riverside Police Department