Riverside man arrested for attempted murder, rape of teen girl
RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities have arrested a man they say used the Internet and social media to lure at least one teenage girl to an isolated location where he then allegedly raped and sodomized the young victim over the weekend.
Officials believe the suspect had help from an as-yet unidentified woman in locating and luring additional teen victims during similar incidents and are now asking the community for help in identifying and locating that woman as well as other possible victims.
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City of Riverside police officers began investigating this weekend’s attack on Sunday, Aug. 15, around 9 a.m., after being dispatched to a Riverside hospital to interview a female victim of a sexual assault, Riverside Police Department has since reported.
Investigating officers learned a man, since identified as Osvaldo Miguel Manuel Sebastian, 24, of Riverside, used social media to meet the un-named juvenile victim. He then took her to an unspecified isolated location where he raped and sodomized her.
“The suspect has also used a young woman to help him meet these victims,” said RPD. “It is believed a red Toyota Camry and a white Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck have been used while committing these violent crimes.”
Based on the circumstances, detectives with the Sexual Assault – Child Abuse Unit responded and assumed the investigation, and were able to identify Sebastian as the suspect.
Later Sunday afternoon, detectives located Sebastian in the area of Magnolia Avenue and Myers Street in Riverside and arrested him. He was then booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside on suspicion of attempted murder, as well as rape and sodomy by force.
Online jail records indicate he remains in custody in lieu of $1 million bail or bond and is scheduled to be arraigned at the Riverside Hall of Justice tomorrow, Aug. 18.
Investigators believe there may be additional teens victimized by Sebastian who yet have not come forward to be identified and interviewed and have urged that anyone with additional information regarding this investigation and arrest or who believes they may have been victimized by him to immediately contact Detective Melissa Brazil at (951) 353-7950 or [email protected]. Callers can refer to incident file number 210022370 and can remain anonymous.
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Trevor Montgomery, 50, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS).
Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.
Trevor 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, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)
During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with 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, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 30 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 18 grandchildren.
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