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SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. - A Yucca Valley man has been arrested in connection with a series of sexual assault cases involving minors that span several years.

What we know:

On Wednesday, September 17 at approximately 9 a.m., detectives from the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station arrested Julio Cesar Vega Medina, 52, on an outstanding felony arrest warrant.

The arrest came after three victims, aged 5 to 14, positively identified him as the person who sexually assaulted them.

The reported assaults occurred over several years at a private residence in Yucca Valley where Medina participated in religious gatherings.

During a search of his residence, deputies found evidence that connected him to a 2012 sexual assault case involving a minor in Gardena.

The Gardena Police De

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