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- A Fort Bragg carnival worker was arrested on suspicion of child sexual abuse.
- He was booked and held at Amador County Jail with his bail set at $100,000.
- Sheriff’s officials said seven others reported similar alleged misconduct.
Sheriff’s officials over the weekend arrested a Mendocino County man working at the Amador County Fair on suspicion of child sexual abuse after reports of misconduct with children in the carnival rides area.
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The 64-year-old Fort Bragg man was arrested on suspicion of committing lewd or lascivious acts with a child younger than 14, the Amador County Sheriff’s Office announced in a news release.
He was booked early Sunday and was being held Monday afternoon at the Amador County Jail. His bail was set at $100,000.
Sheriff’s officials said the carnival employee working at the fair was arrested following the first report of the sexual misconduct Saturday night. As of Monday afternoon, sheriff’s officials said seven other people had come forward with similar allegations of misconduct.
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The Sheriff’s Office did not release any other details about the allegations or the investigation.
Investigators asked anyone who might have been touched inappropriately, knows someone who might have been victimized or has video or photographs of the alleged crimes to call the Sheriff’s Office at 209-223-6500 and ask for Detective Bettencourt.
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