Civilian Police Employee Accused of Molestation
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A civilian police employee has been ordered to stand trial on charges that he molested three girls, ages 9, 10 and 15.
A Monterey County Superior Court judge ruled at a preliminary hearing Friday that there was enough evidence to try Gabriel Camarena, 31, on five felony counts, including forcible lewd acts upon a child and oral copulation with a person under 18.
A code enforcement officer, Camarena is accused of molesting the girls from 1998 to 2004.
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