LA Teen Faces Felony Charges After Admitting To Abusing 50 Kids

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CA -- Felony charges were filed Wednesday against a Los Angeles County teen who admitted to Riverside police last weekend that he has molested up to 50 children. Joseph Hayden Boston, 18, was arrested early last Saturday morning when his mother turned him into police.

Boston, of Lakewood, faces two charges of lewd acts with a child and three charges of oral copulation with a child under 10 years old. He was being held on $5 million bail at Robert Presley Detention Center.

Boston's mother apparently flagged down Riverside officers around 3 a.m. last Saturday when her son told her he 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, police said.

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