Simi Man Faces Molestation Hearing

A Simi Valley man suspected of molesting three children in fast-food restaurants, including two in the San Fernando Valley, is scheduled to appear for a preliminary hearing today in Van Nuys, authorities said.

Michael John Fellows, 46, was arrested in Los Angeles Dec. 12 following a two-month investigation of incidents at a McDonald’s and Carl’s Jr. in the San Fernando Valley and another at a McDonald’s in Simi Valley.

Fellows is being held in Los Angeles County Jail in lieu of $300,000 bail.

According to police, Fellows is accused of molesting a 9-year-old girl in the women’s restroom of the Carl’s Jr. restaurant. The incident at a McDonald’s in Northridge involved a 4-year-old girl, police said.

The incident in Simi Valley, which led to the arrest of Fellows, was reported Oct. 18. An 8-year-old girl was standing at the sink in the women’s restroom when a man came in, knelt by her and licked her leg, authorities said. The man then asked the girl for a kiss, but she refused and left, officials said.

Fellows was later identified as a suspect in that incident, police said. Simi police shared information they obtained in the case with the Los Angeles Police Department, which made the arrest.