{"id":517628,"date":"2026-11-03T23:16:28","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T23:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/517628\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T23:16:28","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T23:16:28","slug":"man-accused-of-making-unwanted-contact-trying-to-kiss-underage-girl-in-bakersfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/517628\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of making unwanted contact, trying to kiss underage girl in Bakersfield"},"content":{"rendered":"

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A 37-year-old man is accused of making unwanted contact with and trying to kiss a girl after approaching her on 34th Street.<\/p>\n

Police say Mauricio Trujillo was identified as the suspect — and investigators learned of another encounter involving him.<\/p>\n

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Mauricio Trujillo \/ Photo: Bakersfield Police Department<\/p>\n

Trujillo is being held on $430,000 bail on suspicion of kidnapping, lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14, annoying or molesting a child and stalking, according to inmate booking records.<\/p>\n

He’s due in court Thursday.<\/p>\n

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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.<\/p>\n

Investigators learned the same man was involved in another incident the morning before, police say.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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