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California Police Officer Arrested on Suspicion of Sexual Assault On and Off Duty

Menifee police conducted a preliminary internal investigation after receiving a complaint in July involving allegations against an officer.
California Police Officer Arrested on Suspicion of Sexual Assault On and Off Duty
A police car in a file photo. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Jill McLaughlin
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A police officer in Southern California was arrested on Aug. 12 on suspicion of sexually assaulting multiple victims while on and off duty, authorities said.

Menifee Police Officer Juan Pesina, 32, was arrested by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department and booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta.

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