WOODCREST, CA — A Riverside County music teacher has been re-arrested on suspicion of molesting children after additional victims came forward during an ongoing sheriff's department investigation, authorities announced on Wednesday.
On Sunday, Oct. 18, deputies from the Lake Elsinore Sheriff's Station responded to a residence in the La Cresta area of Riverside County regarding the report of inappropriate contact between a music teacher and two young children, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
Authorities said the agency's Special Victims Unit was contacted due to the nature of the investigation.
Omar Garcia Herrada, 54, of Woodcrest, was identified as a suspect, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
On Oct. 29, authorities served a search warrant in the 14000 block of El Mesa Drive in Woodcrest where Herrada was located and taken into custody without incident.
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Herrada was booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center on sexual assault and child sexual abuse charges, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
On Oct. 31, Herrada posted bail and was released from custody, authorities said.
As the Special Victims Unit continued its investigation, additional victims came forward "regarding Herrada's inappropriate behavior involving other juvenile students," according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
Authorities said based on the additional evidence, an arrest warrant was issued for Herrada.
On Tuesday, authorities located Herrada in Rancho Cucamonga where he was taken into custody without incident. He was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center for multiple additional sexual assault and child abuse charges, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
He is being held in lieu of $ 1 million bail.
According to court records, Herrada is scheduled to appear at Riverside Hall of Justice on Friday.
Authorities said the investigation is ongoing.
No additional information was immediately available.
Anyone with information related to the investigation was encouraged to call Riverside County Sheriff's Department investigators at 951-955–1704 or Sheriff's Dispatch by calling 951–776–1099.
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