Indiantown man accused of molesting 7-year-old girl

March 31st, 2009 by Ana X. Ceron

Jeremias Mendoza-Esteban

INDIANTOWN — An Indiantown man was arrested on a felony molestation charge after a 7-year-old girl told her parents he had touched her inappropriately.

The girl’s mother walked into her daughter’s bedroom on Saturday afternoon and found Jeremias Mendoza-Esteban in bed under a blanket with her, according to a Martin County Sheriff’s report. The mother told the father, who questioned the girl, the report states.

The girl said that 23-year-old Mendoza-Esteban had touched her, according to the report. The father told deputies he confronted Mendoza-Esteban, who allegedly admitted to touching the girl.

Mendoza-Esteban was arrested Sunday. He declined to answer investigators’ questions without an attorney, deputies said. He is being held in the Martin County jail without bail.

Tags: Jeremias Mendoza-Esteban, Martin County Sheriff's Office, molestation

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Indiantown man accused of molesting 7-year-old girl

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