FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — A man has been arrested after officers say he was found in a Santa Cruz County hotel room with a missing teenage girl from Fresno, and detectives are now searching for more possible victims.
The Watsonville Police Department says 24-year-old Darwin Linares was found on March 18 in a hotel on Airport Boulevard with a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing in Fresno.
Linares was arrested for unlawful sexual intercourse with an underage girl.
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After investigating, detectives found more communications with dozens of other underage girls in various states.
Evidence shows that Linares used multiple social media platforms and applications to communicate with underage girls, often using different names and ages, for sexual purposes.
Authorities are now searching for more possible victims.
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If you have any information, or if you may have been a victim of Linares, you can contact Detective Ambriz at 831-768-3358.