Officer Suspected of Molestation Arrested
A Huntington Beach police officer accused of molesting a 14-year-old girl was arrested Sunday night, the Orange County sheriff’s office announced.
Mark Trachman, 36, was arrested after police received an anonymous tip that he had checked himself into a Chino Hills mental hospital, said sheriff’s spokesman Jim Amormino.
For the record:
12:00 a.m. May 30, 2001 FOR THE RECORD
Los Angeles Times Wednesday May 30, 2001 Home Edition Part A Part A Page 2 A2 Desk 1 inches; 26 words Type of Material: Correction
Molestation case--The date of an alleged molestation by a Huntington Beach police officer was misreported in stories published Saturday, Sunday and Monday. The correct date is May 21.
Trachman was arrested at Canyon Ridge Hospital on four counts of child molestation and was being held at the Men’s Central Jail in Santa Ana on $50,000 bail.
The charges stem from an alleged incident in late March in which Trachman persuaded the teenager to remove her clothing and fondle herself during a visit in which he was supposed to take a crime report.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
