Accused MySpace molester pleads not guilty

A 32-year-old Riverside man accused of luring a 16-year-old Ontario girl for sex pleaded not guilty this morning to two charges related to the alleged offenses.

Police say Celestino Paguyo met the 16-year-old through the popular social networking Web site MySpace.com.

Paguyo told the girl he was 20, and arranged a meeting where he persuaded her to perform a sex act on him, police said.

Paguyo entered the not guilty pleas this morning via a video feed from West Valley Detention Center to West Valley Superior Court, both in Rancho Cucamonga.

He faces charges of sending harmful matter through e-mail, a felony, and annoying or molesting a child, a misdemeanor.

Bail was set for Paguyo at $100,000. He is scheduled to appear in court for a pre-preliminary hearing on Monday, and for a preliminary hearing on Sept. 18.

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