SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco police on Friday announced the arrest of a 19-year-old following the sexual assault of a young soccer player in Golden Gate Park, thanks to a tip from a parent.

The assault, in the bathrooms by the polo field, occurred on Oct. 24. Yep said that after the tip, and surveillance of the suspect, police arrested Dominick Jeremiah Valle-Buitrago in Pleasant Hill.

He was booked on felony charges of kidnapping and sexual battery.

"This case was an extremely high priority for us," San Francisco Police Chief Paul Yep said at a news conference. "Our crime lab expedited the processing of DNA evidence and other evidence."

Mayor Daniel Lurie said public safety is his top priority and his heart went out to the child and their family "during this painful time."

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