Police: Man posed as a teen, sexually targeted middle school students in Los Angeles
Police say they’re searching for more victims of a man who targeted middle school students in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers arrested 25-year-old Kenneth Tellez Ordonez on June 12 on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Investigations revealed that Ordonez was targeting young girls who attended a middle school in Koreatown.
Ordonez, a Hispanic man who is 5-foot-3 and about 173 pounds, posed as a teenager when he made attempts to meet up with the girls in person, police said.
LAPD says three victims of sexual assault have been identified. Authorities also obtained evidence that Ordonez contacted at least 13 other minors between March and May of this year.
The age range of his victims is between 11 and 16, police said. Most of the assaults occurred inside vehicles, including a yellow Scion TC and an older blue Ford Mustang convertible.
The earliest assault took place in February 2023, police said, and detectives believe there are more victims.
Victims are being asked to contact the LAPD.
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