Peninsula Man Accused of Molesting 5 Girls— And Possibly More— Over 4 Year Period

A man suspected of a series of child molestations over the course of four years in the Peninsula has been arrested on a massive 6.4 million warrant, more than two years after an investigation into his alleged actions was first launched, the sheriff's office announced Monday.

According to Det. Salvador Zuno of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, 66-year-old Daniel Miranda surrendered after deputies served a search warrant at his home in the 4900 block of Pescadero Creek Road on Wednesday.

"Miranda came to the attention of the Sheriff’s Office in November of 2014, when they were notified by the San Mateo County Children and Family Services that a child had disclosed she was allegedly molested by Miranda," Zuno said in a press release. "A subsequent investigation was completed, but there was not sufficient evidence at the time to file charges against Miranda."

Then, just this June, first one, than even more victims came forward alleging the same man molested them at his Pescadero home between 1999 and 2013, according to Zuno.

"The investigation identified three additional victims, raising the number of victims to five," Zuno said. "All the victims were in their teens or pre-teens when they were allegedly molested by Miranda."

Sheriff's officials think more victims may be out there.

"There may be additional victims in the community that have not yet come forward," according to Zuno. "Those victims are encouraged to contact us using the information below, so that we may assist them through this process."

Anyone with information related to this case is asked to call Detective Joe Cang at (650) 259-2417 or to email him at jcang@smcgov.org.