SMC Child Sex Assault Suspect May Have More Victims: Police

MILLBRAE, CA — A Peninsula man was jailed this week on suspicion of sexually assaulting a young child, sheriff's officials announced. Though the acts happened in 2016, the East Palo Alto man was just arrested on Monday after the allegations came to light, according to the sheriff's department.

Joaquin Sanchez was arrested at his workplace in Millbrae on suspicion of two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old, according to sheriff's Det. Rosemerry Blankswade.

The charges are in connection to assaults that occurred on two separate occasions in unincorporated Redwood City and East Palo Alto, she said.

Additional details related to the case were not disclosed, but Blankswade said investigators fear the man assaulted others.

"We believe there are potentially more victims out there..." she said, encouraging "anyone who had any contact with the suspect or allowed him to be around your child/children" to contact Detective Jose Velasquez at 650-363-4062 or jvelasquez@smcgov.org or Detective Sergeant Joe Cang at 650-363-4008 or jcang@smcgov.org.