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Menifee Man, 73, Arrested On Suspicion Of Lewd Acts With Children

Authorities said multiple victims came forward leading up to the arrest of a 73-year-old.

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Raymundo Ricardo Valenzuela, 73, was arrested after police said multiple victims came forward, the Menifee Police Department said.
Raymundo Ricardo Valenzuela, 73, was arrested after police said multiple victims came forward, the Menifee Police Department said. (Menifee Police Department)

MENIFEE, CA — A Menifee man was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of carrying out "lewd acts" against a child, authorities said.

Raymundo Ricardo Valenzuela, 73, was arrested after police said multiple victims came forward, the Menifee Police Department posted on Facebook.

Police say they believe the incidents are believed to be isolated, "with no evidence of other victims in Menifee involving Valenzuela."

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He was booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center, police said.

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