Crime & Safety

Sheriff's Deputy from Marina del Rey Station Arrested for Alleged Lewd Acts Upon Child

A 33-year-old sheriff's deputy assigned to the Marina del Rey station is arrested for investigation of lewd acts upon a child. He is the second deputy from the same station to be arrested on child molestation charges in the past four months.

A 33-year-old Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy assigned to the sheriff's Marina del Rey station was arrested Thursday for investigation of lewd acts upon a child, officials said.

Oscar Rodriguez, a Los Angeles resident and 10-year veteran of the department, was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department, the sheriff's department said in a statement. The alleged acts were committed while Rodriguez was off-duty.

Bail for Rodriguez was set at $100,000.

The LAPD advised and has been in contact with the sheriff's department, which will conduct a separate internal investigation, the statement said.

Rodriguez was immediately relieved of duty by the sheriff's department pending the outcome of both the criminal and administrative investigations.

Rodriguez is the second sheriff's deputy assigned to the Marina del Rey sheriff's station to be charged with sex crimes involving children in the past four months.

Kenneth Alexander, 45, was charged in October with three felony counts of child molestation for crimes allegedly committed after he met a 15-year-old girl while on duty. Alexander, who is free on $115,000 bail, pleaded not guilty in November and has a March 16 preliminary hearing scheduled at the Airport Courthouse.


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