Man Asks Mother For Her 6-Year-Old Daughter At Laundromat: Cops

SANTA ANA, CA — A man who asked a mother in a laundromat if he could "have" her child has been arrested, Santa Ana police say. On Monday, Allen Flores, 28, was taken into custody thanks to the quick work of the mom and another bystander, according to reports.

While doing laundry at the laundromat with her children, Flores allegedly asked the mom (name not released) if he could "have her 6-year-old daughter," ABC7 reported. Flores allegedly approached and groped several other juveniles at the laundromat

Santa Ana police were called in shortly after the incident took place, when another woman told an officer that a man on a bicycle touched three young girls on the buttocks as he passed them on the sidewalk.

The police officer spotted Flores, then chased him down and detained him. He was booked on charges of:

• annoying or molesting of a victim under the age of 18,
• touching a person intimately against his or her will for sexual arousal
• attempted kidnapping of a child under the age of 14

He was in Central Jail Court on $100,000 bail, according to records, as of this report.

If you have any additional information about this man, please tell the Santa Ana Police Department. Additional victims should call Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS.

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