Pasadena man accused of child molestation

PASADENA >> Police jailed a 19-year-old Pasadena man Tuesday on suspicion of molesting a 13-year-old girl in the preceding days, authorities said.
Police arrested Julio Robles-Castaneda of Pasadena on suspicion of child molestation about 11:40 p.m., according to Pasadena police officials and Los Angeles County booking records.
A 13-year-old girl told a therapist on Tuesday afternoon that she had been molested by the man days earlier in the 500 block of Orange Grove Boulevard, Pasadena police Lt. Pete Hettema said.
Officers launched an investigation, locating and arresting the suspect without a struggle within hours, he said.
The victim and suspect were known to one another prior the crime, though their relationship was unavailable, Hettema said.
According to county booking records, Robles-Castaneda was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail pending his initial court appearance.

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