Richmond Police Division arrested Miguel Angel Villalobos, 37, on Friday, June 21, 2024. Villalobos is suspected of rape whereas working because the music director at St. Cornelius Church in Richmond, Calif. The sufferer reported the abuse started when she was a minor and continued for a number of years till she was an grownup. (Richmond Police Division by way of Bay Metropolis Information)
(BCN) — A church volunteer in Richmond was arrested on suspicion of rape, police stated Friday. Miguel Angel Villalobos, 37, has been charged by prosecutors with two counts of rape and two counts of sexual penetration by a international object, police stated.
On March 21, a girl contacted Richmond Police to report {that a} volunteer employees member serving as music director at Saint Cornelius Catholic Church had sexually assaulted her. An investigation led to the arrest of Villalobos.
There was no reply on the Saint Cornelius Church cellphone on Friday. The feminine stated that whereas attending music classes on the church, Villalobos allegedly assaulted her.
She stated that the abuse started when she was a minor and “continued for several years” till she was an grownup. Police in Richmond stated that Villalobos has labored at a number of church buildings all through the Bay Space since 2010, together with Saint Clement Catholic Church in Hayward and Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Harmony.
Nobody could possibly be reached at Queen of All Saints on Friday. Saint Clement was reached however didn’t instantly remark. Police are involved that there could also be extra alleged victims.
Anybody who thinks that they had any inappropriate contact with Villalobos or who is aware of of any such alleged crimes ought to contact Detective Terry Thomas at (510) 621-1746 or e-mail at terry.thomas@richmondpd.internet.
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