Suspected child predator arrested in undercover Riverside County operation
A suspected child predator was arrested for allegedly trying to meet a young girl for sex in Riverside County.
The suspect was identified as Jimmy Perez, 39, of Hacienda Heights, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office.
In early February, deputies from the Perris station conducted an online undercover operation by posing as a 13-year-old girl.
After communicating with Perez over several weeks, he reportedly agreed to meet with who he believed was a 13-year-old girl. He also requested numerous sex acts and photographs for sexual gratification, investigators said.
On March 11, deputies located Perez at his Hacienda Heights home where he was taken into custody.
He was arrested for arranging to meet a minor with the intent of sexual acts, contacting a minor with the intent to commit sexual acts, exhibiting and sending harmful material to a minor, and attempting lewd acts with a minor. He is being held on $55,000 bail.
No further details were released as the case remains under investigation.
Anyone with additional information is encouraged to call Deputy Hartert at the Perris Sheriff’s Station at 951-210-1000.