Man Accused of Sexual Assaults on Minor in Manhattan Beach

MANHATTAN BEACH, CA - A Los Angeles man have been arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a minor in Manhattan Beach, police announced Friday.

Benjamin Lawson Adams, 30, was arrested last Wednesday, Manhattan Beach Police Department Det. Sgt. Paul Ford said.

"Adams is accused of meeting the victim online through social media and meeting up with the victim multiple times where they engaged in sexual activity," Ford said. "It is believed that Adams used his title of entertainment attorney to attract the victim’s interest."

Police are asking for the public's help in identifying addition victims, he said.

Adams was charged with three felony counts of lewd or lascivious acts with a minor (fourteen years of age), three felony counts oral copulation with a minor under sixteen years of age, two felony counts sexual penetration with a minor under sixteen years of age, and one felony count of sodomy with a minor under the age of sixteen years old.

Bail has been set at $200,000.

Any one with information regarding this cas was asked to contact Det. Aleina Smith of the Manhattan Beach Police Department at (310) 802-5133.

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