EL CAJON, Calif. — Authorities are in search of assist figuring out underage victims of alleged sexual molestations at an East County motel, El Cajon police stated Monday.
The alleged incidents occurred at a Motel 6 at 550 Montrose Court docket in El Cajon, in keeping with police.
On Friday, police obtained a name from an worker with Folks Aiding The Homeless (PATH) reporting suspicious circumstances with a shopper, ECPD Public Data Officer Lt. Jeremiah Larson stated in a information launch.
The PATH shopper, 34-year-old Lawrence “Larry” Cantrell, allegedly advised the worker that he and one other man had sexual contact with a minor and that he had a recording of the incident on his mobile phone, police stated.
In line with police, Cantrell is a convicted felon and intercourse registrant who wears a GPS-monitored ankle bracelet. He had been staying on the Motel 6 for 5 to 6 days via the PATH program and was believed to have been kicked out of one other motel in San Diego for inflicting a disturbance, Larson stated.
Officers arrived on the motel and spoke with Cantrell, who admitted having sexual contact with a lady he believed was a minor, in keeping with police. Cantrell reportedly advised police that his good friend, a intercourse registrant recognized as 70-year-old Michael Inman, introduced a younger lady to his resort room.
In line with police, Cantrell questioned the lady a number of instances relating to her age, as he believed she was a minor, however he advised officers that she claimed she was an grownup. Cantrell then sexually assaulted and molested her.
“Cantrell discovered that Inman had an express video of the minor from contained in the motel room on his mobile phone, so Cantrell despatched the video from Inman’s cellphone to his personal mobile phone,” the discharge said.
Cantrell then despatched the video from Inman’s cellphone to his personal. Officers seized Cantrell’s cellphone and confirmed Cantrell had a video of what gave the impression to be a lady with Inman.
Police then interviewed Inman, who admitted that he had the video on his cellphone and that he knew the lady within the video was a minor, Larson stated. Inman admitted that he and Cantrell had “engaged in sexual acts with the minor in Cantrell’s room” and described at the very least two extra ladies with whom he and Cantrell had sexual contact with in Cantrell’s room on the Motel 6 through the previous week, in keeping with police.
Cantrell was arrested on suspicion of drug-related fees and Inman was arrested on suspicion of violating parole and possession of kid pornography. They have been each booked into San Diego County Central Jail and detectives are investigating for extra potential fees.
Police have requested anybody with data on these incidents or who could know the id of any potential victims to contact the division at 619-579-3311.
