Tulare County sheriff’s detectives arrested a Delfino Miguel Montes, 47, of Lindsay, after a month-long Special Victims Unit investigation into the sexual assault of a 14-year-old minor. (Tulare County SO)
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Tulare County sheriff’s detectives have arrested a Lindsay man following a month-long investigation into the sexual assault of a minor, authorities said.
The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit said the investigation involved a 14-year-old juvenile who had recently given birth.
Through investigative efforts, detectives identified Delfino Miguel Montes, 47, as the suspect and the biological father of the child, authorities said.
On Saturday, detectives located Montes in the city of Lindsay and arrested him without incident, according to the sheriff’s office. He was booked into the South County Detention Facility.
Montes was arrested on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor, arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd purposes, and attempted contact with a minor for lewd purposes, authorities said.
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The sheriff’s office is asking anyone with information related to the case to contact Detective Ryan Corum or Detective Oscar Sanchez of the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit at (559) 733-6218.
Anonymous tips may also be submitted by email to tcso@tipnow.com.
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