Editor’s note: This story reports child sexual abuse.
A San Luis Obispo County man was arrested Friday on suspicion of kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old boy during an early morning home invasion, San Luis Obispo police said.
The agency said 29-year-old Sosimo Gonzalez De Jesus broke into a San Luis Obispo home through a window in the early hours of Sept. 20, pulled her from her bed and sexually assaulted her in the bathroom, police said. He then left the building.
Police said Gonzalez De Jesus knew the victim.
San Luis Obispo Police Department detectives took an initial report and located Gonzalez De Jesus several days later by posing as the victim on a “smartphone communications application.”
He was taken into custody Friday in El Chorro Regional Park, police said.
He was then booked into the San Luis Obispo County Jail on suspicion of burglary with intent to commit sexual battery, rape of a minor under 14, kidnapping, lewd acts with a child, three counts of sending explicit images to a minor and committing a crime. during the commission of a first-degree burglary – all felonies.
He is being held without bail, police said, and will not be eligible for release from jail until his trial is completed.
As of Tuesday evening, the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office had not filed charges.
The San Luis Obispo Police Department is asking anyone with additional information to contact Det. Warner op 805-594-8042.
If you or someone you know is a survivor of sexual assault, please call the National Sexual Assault Hotline bee 800-656-4673. The hotline offers a range of free services, including confidential support from a trained staff member, help finding a local health facility, legal and medical advice and referrals for long-term support. Support and resources for survivors are also available through Lumina Alliance at luminalliance.org or their Crisis and Information Line 805-545-8888.
