 | Area where incident reportedly occurred | 100 Avenue 50, Alpaugh |
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Allegations lead to South County teen's arrest
April 10, 2009 1:06 PM
THE PORTERVILLE RECORDER
ALPAUGH — A South County teen was arrested Thursday for allegedly molesting a child.
Tulare County sheriff’s deputies responded at 7:52 p.m. to a confidential address to investigate allegations that someone molested a child.
The victim said Miguel Carranza, 18, molested her between 1 and 4 a.m. Tuesday while she was visiting his home on the sub-100 block of Avenue 50 in Alpaugh, the Sheriff’s Department reports.
Her age was not released.
Carranza was booked at the Porterville substation on suspicion of committing lewd acts on a child under the age of 14 and on suspicion of oral copulation on a child under the age of 14. Bail was set at $150,000.
The case remains under investigation.
