Lewd Acts With Child Investigation Leads To Arrest At Temecula Hotel

TEMECULA, CA — A 51-year-old Temecula man was behind bars Friday following his arrest at an Old Town hotel on suspicion of lewd acts on a child.

Victor Saragusa Morones was picked up Thursday morning at the hotel in the 28000 block of Old Town Front Street. Lake Elsinore Sheriff's Station deputies made the arrest based on an investigation stemming back to November in their jurisdiction, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

Lake Elsinore Sheriff's Station deputies cover the cities of Lake Elsinore and Wildomar, as well as surrounding unincorporated areas. Jail records for Morones list the arresting agency as Wildomar.

Details about the investigation were not revealed, but jail records show Morones was booked into Southwest Detention Center on suspicion of lewd/lascivious acts on a child under 14, sexual abuse of a child, and annoying/molesting a child.

Morones was being held on $50,000 bail and was due in court Tuesday, according to jail records.

Anyone with additional information about the case is asked to call Investigator Poznanski at the Lake Elsinore Sheriff’s Station: 951-245-3300.