"A 19-year-old man was arrested Thursday in connection with the sexual assault of a child that occurred last week at Golden Gate Park's Polo Fields, officials said. The suspect was identified as Dominick Jeremiah Valle-Buitrago, a San Francisco resident, who was booked into San Francisco County Jail just after midnight on Friday on several felony charges, including kidnapping, lewd act upon a child, sexual battery, assault of a minor, false imprisonment and child molesting, records show."
"The assault happened on Oct. 23 just around 5:30 p.m. as a youth soccer team was practicing, SFGATE previously reported. San Francisco Youth Soccer told SFGATE that the child was a player on one of the teams with the organization. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the 19-year-old suspect allegedly took a young girl into the park's restroom and groped her."
"Investigators believe the suspect may have been loitering around the park before the attack, the Chronicle reported. He is believed to have approached another girl the day before and asked her if she was in middle school or high school. In a Friday news conference, Tom Maguire, the commander of SFPD's investigations bureau, confirmed that there was another report on file that investigators are looking at as "possibly connected.""
Dominick Valle-Buitrago, 19, was arrested and booked into San Francisco County Jail on multiple felony charges including kidnapping, lewd act upon a child, sexual battery, assault of a minor, false imprisonment and child molesting. The alleged assault occurred Oct. 23 around 5:30 p.m. at Golden Gate Park's Polo Fields when a young girl was taken into a park restroom and groped while a youth soccer team practiced. Investigators believe the suspect may have been loitering and possibly approached another girl the day before. A parent-provided tip led to the arrest and SFPD prioritized and expedited the investigation.
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