SFPD Arrests 19-Year-Old Suspect in Last Week's Golden Gate Park Sexual Assault of a Child

"For SF parents and kids, it's been a very tense lead-up to Friday night's Halloween and trick-or-treat festivities knowing that someone who sexually assaulted a child last Thursday in a Golden Gate Park Polo Field bathroom has been on the loose and was still at large. But just hours before the trick-or-treating, the SF Police Department announced they have arrested the suspect in that assault, and they are confident he acted alone."

"The San Francisco Police Department poured resources into this case to get the suspect in custody, SFPD Interim Police Chief Paul Yep said in the Friay morning press conference above, which starts at the 4:00 mark. We take crimes against minors extremely seriously, and we will do everything within our power to make sure the suspect in this case faces justice."

"The suspect arrested is 19-year-old Dominick Valle-Buitrago, who is a San Francisco resident, though was arrested Thursday night in Pleasant Hill. Valle-Buitrago remains in custody on felony charges of kidnapping, sexual battery, sexual battery of a minor, and other charges. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said the final decision on all of the charges against Valle-Buitrago would be determined by this coming Monday, and he will be arraigned on Tuesday."

San Francisco Police Department arrested 19-year-old Dominick Valle-Buitrago, a San Francisco resident, after a reported sexual assault of a child in a Golden Gate Park Polo Field bathroom during a youth soccer practice on October 23 at about 5:30 pm. Valle-Buitrago was arrested Thursday night in Pleasant Hill and remains in custody on felony charges including kidnapping, sexual battery, and sexual battery of a minor. SFPD devoted significant resources to the investigation and expressed confidence that the individual responsible acted alone. The District Attorney's office will determine final charges by Monday and arraignment is scheduled for Tuesday.

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