Grover Beach Man Arrested Thursday for Meeting with Lompoc Teen for Sex Acts

LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) – A 29-year-old Grover Beach man was arrested after a 15-year-old girl reported to local police he had sexually assaulted her after the pair met on social media.

On Oct. 6, a 15-year-old girl and her mother reported a sexual assault to local police stated the Lompoc Police Department in a press release Friday.

The teen shared that she had met the adult man from outside the immediate area through social media and only knew the man's first name, a description of his vehicle and a general geographic area noted the local law enforcement agency.

According to Lompoc Police, the girl told the man her age and he continued to communicate with the child over the social media platform before traveling to Lompoc to meet the teen days later.

During their meeting, the 15-year-old was sexually assaulted by the man stated the Lompoc Police Department.

Investigators used the Flock Safety camera system to identify the vehicle and eventually their suspect, a 29-year-old Grover Beach man explained the Lompoc Police Department.

Detectives conducted searches of the Grover Beach man's social media accounts and gathered enough evidence to author and obtain a warrant for the 29-year-old's arrest detailed the local police agency.

According to Lompoc Police, on Oct. 15, around 6 p.m., the 29-year-old was located inside his vehicle in Grover Beach and he was taken into custody before being booked into the Lompoc City Jail on the following charges:

• PC 287(b)(2)–Oral Copulation with a Minor
• PC 289(a)(1)(C)–Sexual Penetration by a Foreign Object
• PC 288(c)(1)– Lewd or Lascivious Acts with a Minor
• PC 288.2(a)(1)–Distribution of Harmful Matter to Send/Exhibit to a Minor
• PC 288.3(a)–Contacting a Minor for Sexual Offenses
• PC 288.4(a)(1)–Arranging a Meeting with a Minor for Lewd Purposes

Your News Channel reached out to the Lompoc Police Department for more information about this case, including if additional survivors are expected to come forward and the Grover Beach man's current custody status, and the law enforcement agency's response will be added to this article when it is received.