'Prominent' RivCo Church Member Suspected In Teen Sexual Assault

Murrieta CA

03 November, 2021

5:51 PM

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MENIFEE, CA — A 47-year-old Menifee man suspected of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl he possibly met through a local church, where he may have contacted other teens, posted a $60,000 bond and was released from custody Wednesday. Noel Ramos was arrested and booked into the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta on Tuesday on suspicion of lewd acts on a minor. According to Capt. Dave Gutierrez of the Menifee Police Department, detectives initiated an investigation of Ramos last month following allegations by the victim, whose identity was not released, that he had assaulted her "on several occasions at his Menifee residence within the last year." Sufficient evidence was garnered to justify a search warrant, which was served at the suspect's property in the 32800 block of Heversham Court, Gutierrez said. Ramos was arrested without incident. The suspect's relationship to the victim, and the circumstances that led to the two of them being alone together were not disclosed. "Ramos is a prominent church member of Iglesia Cristiana Armonia Y Garcia in Hemet," Gutierrez said. "Detectives are trying to find out more information or talk to other potential victims." Anyone with information was asked to contact investigators at 951-677-4964.