BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 37-year-old man accused of making unwanted contact with and trying to kiss a girl after approaching her on 34th Street was arraigned Thursday.
A deputy public defender entered not guilty pleas on the behalf of Mauricio Trujillo to charges of kidnapping a child under 14 to commit a lewd or lascivious act, stalking and annoying or molesting a child.
He’s due back in court Nov. 18. Bail was set at $350,000.
Around 6:30 a.m. on Oct. 29, the girl reported a man approached her in the 400 block of 34th Street and started walking alongside her, according to Bakersfield Police Department. She said he “initiated unwanted contact, and attempted to kiss her,” the department says.
Investigators learned the same man was involved in another incident the morning before, police say.
Surveillance video captured a man identified as Trujillo getting out of a white truck and approaching the girl, according to BPD. The truck was later identified as a Chevy Silverado work vehicle.
Anyone with information on this incident or who knows of other potential victims is asked to call Detective Jose Medrano at 661-326-3504 or BPD at 661-327-7111.
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