Babysitter Charged With Sexual Assault Of 2 Boys

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — A Laguna Beach male nanny faces four felony child molestation charges for allegedly victimizing two young boys he cared for, authorities say. Police found him with child pornography in his possession, according to prosecutors.

In early May, a Laguna Beach family reported that their babysitter, Matthew Antonio Zakrzewski, 30, of Costa Mesa, touched their 8-year-old son inappropriately, the Orange County District Attorney's Office said. "They were concerned for the safety of their son and potentially other children" under Zakrzewski's care.

The couple had hired Zakrzewski to care for their eight-year-old child through one of his several babysitting websites. His website matthewthemanny.com boasts of his work as "role model, mentor, big brother, buddy" and career male-nanny. It was not immediately known which nanny agency recommended him into the family's service.

According to Laguna Beach Police Sgt. James Cota, the Laguna Beach Police Department's Major Crimes & Intelligence Unit immediately opened an investigation into the family's claims that led to the "identification of a second seven-year-old victim in the City of Los Angeles," the OCDA's office said.

Laguna Beach Police Department detectives arrested Zakrzewski at a local airport after deplaning an international flight, officials said. According to his Instagram page, Zakrzewski recently traveled out of the country to Zurich and possibly Rome.

He is being held at Orange County Jail on $1 million bail and has been charged with three felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a minor under the age of 14, and one felony count of oral copulation of a child under the age of 10. He was also charged with one felony count of possession of child pornography.

Zakrzewski has pleaded not guilty, and his next court date was scheduled for Friday, May 31.

The Laguna Beach Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating any other potential victims. Anyone who has information related to this investigation or any other un-reported incidents involving Zakrzewski is urged to call the Investigations Division line at (949) 715-1300.

Senior Deputy District Attorney Heidi Garrel of the Sexual Assault Unit is prosecuting this case.