Riverside County man arrested for alleged sexual relationship with minor

A Riverside County man was arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a minor.

The suspect was identified as Rolando Garza, 56, from La Quinta, by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

Authorities had been investigating the case and on Feb. 5, the department’s Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force and the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force served a search warrant at a home on the the 50-000 block of Calle Quito.

Garza was arrested at the scene on charges of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor, oral copulation with a minor, and possession of methamphetamine. 

Details about the victim or the circumstances surrounding the alleged crimes were not released.  

“The eastern Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force was formed in March 2020 to address crimes involving the exploitation of victims via force, fraud, or coercion in the eastern half of the Coachella Valley,” officials explained. “These cases often involve the commercial sex trafficking of children, as well as incidents of forced labor, indentured servitude, debt bondage, or slavery. The RCAHT Task Force is a multidisciplinary task force that combines the investigative resources of both local and federal law enforcement agencies.”

Anyone with additional information is asked to call Investigator Julio Oseguera at 760-836-1600 or anonymously at 760-341-STOP (7867) and reference incident #R243320007.