Adelanto — Deputies arrested a 45-year-old Adelanto man, Jose Lorenzo Ramirez, on charges of lewd and lascivious acts with a child on Wednesday, according to a San Bernardino County Sheriff’s news release.
Deputy Heather Hubbard, of the Victor Valley Sheriff’s Station, took a report of lewd acts with a child at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday, the release states. Upon receiving a referral from Child & Family Services, Hubbard and Detective Frank Hardin conducted an investigation, confirming allegations of sexual abuse to two separate juvenile victims who were foster children in the home, according to officials.
The release states Ramirez was arrested and booked at West Valley Detention Center, and on Friday the Victorville District Attorney’s office, Crimes Against Children Unit, filed four felony charges against him. Ramirez is currently being held in lieu of $500,000 bail.
Investigators believe there may be additional victims and urge anyone with information regarding additional crimes to call the Victor Valley Sheriff’s Station at (760) 552-6800