RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENTSheriff Chad Bianco |
| Press Release: | Lewd Acts With Multiple Children
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| Station Area: | Thermal |
| Written Date: | March 19, 2020 | Time: | 11:00 AM |
| Incident Date: | February 21, 2020 | Time: | Unknown |
| Incident Location: | Thermal |
| Reporting Officer: | Sergeant Jeremy White |
| File Number(s): | C200520035 |
Details:
On February 21, 2020 deputies from the Thermal Sheriff Station were notified that a Coachella Valley Unified School District, contract employee (Soccer Coach for the ASES Program) had inappropriately touched several students on multiple occasions. Investigators from the Thermal Sheriff Station were notified and assumed the investigation, which led to the discovery of multiple victims, fourteen years of age or under. During this investigation it was discovered that Juan Manuel Pantoja Troncoso, 24 years of Salton City had inappropriately touched multiple students while on a local campus conducting his duties as a soccer coach. On March 19, 2020 Troncoso was located at his place of employment and arrested in the 81000 block of Indio Boulevard in Indio. Troncoso was later transported and booked at the county jail in Indio for multiple charges of lewd acts with a minor.
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| Juan Manuel Pantoja Troncoso |
This investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is encouraged to contact Investigator Butvidas by calling 760-863-8942.
Citizens may also submit a tip using the Sheriff’s CrimeTips online form.
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