Police seek additional victims of assault suspect arrested in Beaumont

BEAUMONT, Calif. (KESQ) – Costa Mesa police reached out to the public today to identify possible additional victims of a man arrested in Beaumont who is suspected of committing lewd acts with a pair of teenage girls.

Peter Michael Mejia, 27, of Redlands, was arrested Monday, according to the Costa Mesa Police Department. He has been charged with two counts of using an underage person for obscene matter, a count of lewd or lascivious act with a minor younger than 14, all felonies, and a misdemeanor count of lewd act on a child 14 or 15 years old, according to court records.

Police said they received information on Feb. 13 about a man who was allegedly involved in sexual relationships with multiple juveniles. Officers interviewed a pair of alleged victims, learning the suspect had communicated with them via social media and picked them up in his vehicle, leading to the alleged sex acts, police said…

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