Detectives Release Suspect Photo to Aid Investigation, As Suspect Pleads Not Guilty

Detectives with the LAPD Juvenile Division’s Stuart House Unit said 37-year-old David Josue Lopes , also known as David Lopez, was arrested Nov. 6 in the Westlake area after investigators identified him as the suspect in the abduction and assault of a minor girl. Lopes was taken into custody and booked on suspicion of sexual assault.

Prosecutors have since charged Lopes, of Los Angeles, with one felony count of forcible lewd act upon a child under 14 , along with special allegations of aggravated kidnapping and inflicting bodily harm on a child. According to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Lopes is accused of approaching the victim inside a Hollywood restaurant on the evening of N

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