A man was in custody in Los Angeles County after being arrested for attacking a young girl in West Hollywood, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department exclusively told NBC Los Angeles Wednesday.

The investigation began when deputies responded to the area of Hayvenhurst Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard at around 5 p.m. Tuesday.

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Two girls, including a minor under the age of 14, told the deputies that a man whom they did not know attacked one of them.

The sheriff’s department located the man, 42-year-old Elmer Mercado, and booked him for annoying and molesting a minor as well as lewd/lascivious acts with a child under 14.

Mercado, who was previously arrested for a lewd act, touched one of the girls inappropriatel

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