Riverside County Music Teacher Rearrested in Child Sexual Abuse Case as More Victims Come Forward; Bail Set at $1 Million
RIVERSIDE COUNTY — A Riverside County, California, music teacher accused of sexually abusing juvenile students has been arrested again after additional victims came forward. In an updated release posted November 11 (File # F262910014), the Riverside County Sheriff's Office said Omar Garcia Herrada, 54, a professional music teacher living in Woodcrest, was located in Rancho Cucamonga on November 10 and booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center in Riverside on multiple additional sexual assault and child abuse charges, under an arrest warrant with bail set at $1 million.
According to the Sheriff's Office, the case began on October 18, when deputies from the Lake Elsinore Sheriff's Station responded to a residence in the La Cresta area of Riverside County regarding a report of inappropriate contact between a music teacher and two young children. The Special Victims Unit assumed the investigation and identified the suspect as Herrada. On October 29, Special Victims Unit investigators, assisted by the Lake Elsinore Station Investigation Bureau, the Major Crimes Unit and the Computer and Technology Crime High-tech Response Team, served a search warrant in the 14000 block of El Mesa Drive in Woodcrest, where Herrada was taken into custody without incident and booked on sexual assault and child sexual abuse charges. He posted bail and was released on October 31.
After his release, the Special Victims Unit continued its investigation, and additional juvenile students came forward regarding Herrada's inappropriate behavior. Based on the additional evidence, an arrest warrant was issued. On November 10, the Sheriff's Special Investigations Bureau and Major Crimes Unit located Herrada in Rancho Cucamonga and took him into custody without incident. The Sheriff's Office said the investigation remains ongoing and no further details are available. The allegations are charges only; Herrada has not been convicted.
The Sheriff's Office believes there may be additional victims and encourages anyone with information to contact Master Investigator Schell of the Special Victims Unit at (951) 955-1704 or Sheriff's Dispatch at 951-776-1099. La Cresta is an unincorporated community in southwestern Riverside County, west of Temecula. The expanded case is expected to be reviewed by the Riverside County District Attorney's Office for a filing decision.
(Source: Riverside County Sheriff's Office)
Source: Riverside County Sheriff's Office
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