Baby-Sitter Faces Charges of Molesting 4 Girls, Ages 2 to 7
A high school baby-sitter has been arrested on charges of molesting four young girls who were friends of his family.
Robert Schoales, 18, turned himself in at a Fullerton courthouse Monday. Schoales is charged with four counts of child molestation for alleged “inappropriate touching” of the girls, ranging from 2 to 7 years old.
The girls are from two families, for which Schoales did baby-sitting, said Buena Park Police spokesman Sgt. Chris Nunez. Schoales’ family and the girls’ families are friends, he said.
The acts, which allegedly occurred between March 1999 and last February, were reported after one girl told her parents, who contacted police last month, Nunez said.
Schoales, a student at Valley Christian High School in Cerritos, was released after posting $25,000 bail.
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