COACHELLA: Man arrested for lewd acts with a minor
COACHELLA – Sheriff’s officials arrested a man Friday, Dec. 23, after an investigation into allegations of lewd acts with a minor. The alleged suspect was arrested in the 52-000 block of Las Palmas in Coachella.
Maximino Rebollar Velasquez was arrested after an investigation he molested a child.
Sheriff’s investigators from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Thermal station began the investigation Thursday, Dec. 22, according to Riverside Sheriff’s Sergeant Jessica Vanderhoof.
After their investigation, investigators located and arrested Maximino Rebollar Velasquez, 59, of Coachella. He was booked into the Riverside County Jail in Indio.
A jail record search revealed Velasquez was booked on suspicion of unlawful sex with a minor, two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child, and sexual penetration by force; all felonies. He is scheduled to be arraigned at the Indio Larson Justice Center Thursday, Dec. 28.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to call Investigator Willow at the Thermal Sheriff’s Station at (760) 863-8990, or they can call Crime Stoppers at (760) 341-STOP (7867). Callers can refer to incident file number Y163580015 and can remain anonymous. Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.
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Trevor Montgomery spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg in an off-duty accident.
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including the Robert Presley Detention Center, the Southwest Station in Temecula, the Hemet Station, and the Lake Elsinore Station, along with many other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, Personnel and Background Investigations and he finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator.
Trevor has been married for more than 26 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 12 – soon to be 13 – grandchildren.