(FOX40.COM) -- A 37-year-old man was arrested after he assaulted a teen girl in a hate crime while she was walking to school, according to the Fairfield Police Department. • Video Above: How to report a public safety threat

On Wednesday morning, Fairfield High School staff was notified that one of their students, a teenage girl, was assaulted by a man while walking to school. It was reported to the school resource officers, who responded to assist the victim.

According to FPD, the student was taken to a local hospital for an evaluation. During the investigation, officers learned that the student was walking near the 300 block of Dahlia Street when she was approached by a resident, later identified as Victor Viera Chavez, 37, of Fairfield.

Chavez allegedly confronted the student with vul

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