A Menifee police officer has been arrested on suspicion of committing sexual assault while on duty, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.

The Menifee Police Department received a complaint alleging sexual assault by one of its officers, spurring a preliminary investigation that pointed to 32-year-old Officer Juan Pesina.

Pesina allegedly committed sexual assault during an on-duty investigation. There were other on-duty assaults, as well as alleged off-duty incidents, in 2023 and 2024, according to investigators. It was unclear how long Pesina was employed by the Police Department.

He faces charges including rape, sodomy and forced oral copulation, according to officials.

After its preliminary investigation of Pesina, Menifee police notified the sheriff’s special victi

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