Santa Ana man arrested for allegedly molesting two little girls

On March 10, 2020, Santa Ana Police arrested Jesus Herrera, a 43-year-old resident of Santa Ana for child abuse. Police investigated allegations made by a 12-year-old girl that reported being sexually molested by Herrera when she was only 7-years-old. The victim was being cared for by Herrera’s mother, who was running an unlicensed day care facility from her home.

In 2019, Santa Ana Police arrested Herrera after investigating similar allegations of child abuse made against him. The victim in that case is now 19-years-old and reported she was sexually assaulted by Herrera when she was 10-years-old. Both victims were being cared for by Herrera’s mother at the day care and both cases occurred in a similar fashion.

Herrera was arrested following this investigation and was booked at the Orange County Jail for multiple Child Molest charges. His bail has been set at $1,000,000.00.

Santa Ana Police Detectives believe there may be additional victims and are asking that anyone who might have information to contact Detective Mario Lopez at 714 245-8530, mlopez5@santa-ana.org or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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