Lewd, Sexual Act Reported At SMC High School

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — San Mateo County Sheriff's deputies are looking for a suspect who allegedly grabbed a girl's buttocks Monday at Woodside High School where she's a student.

According to sheriff's officials, two girls were walking on campus at 6:45 p.m. at the school located at 199 Churchill Ave in Redwood City when the victim said the battery occurred. The girl and her friend had reportedly seen the man, who is believed to be between the ages of 17 and 20, riding a bicycle around the campus for about three hours before he approached them.

"As the victim and her friend were walking on campus, the suspect rode his bicycle between the two, momentarily slowed down, and grabbed the victim’s buttocks," the sheriff's office said in a news release. "The suspect then continued riding away in an unknown direction."

He is being described as having blond hair, wearing glasses, a black-hooded sweatshirt and black jeans.

San Mateo County Sheriff's spokeswoman Rosemerry Blankswade told Patch deputies are working on obtaining a video from the school and have a lead to check out.

If arrested and convicted, the suspect faces charges of conducting a lewd act with a child under 14 and sexual battery.

Anyone with information about this crime is encouraged to call the headquarters patrol at 650-363-4911. Alternatively, you may also remain anonymous by calling the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office Anonymous Tip Line at 800-547-2700.

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