Husband of Riverside daycare operator charged with sexual assault of youngsters

A 65-year-old Riverside man pleaded not responsible to 2 counts of lewd acts on a baby underneath 14 years outdated on Tuesday, July 9, after Riverside police accused him of sexually molesting three youngsters at his spouse’s daycare.

Antonio Robles Chavez was arrested on July 3 after a Riverside Police Department investigation.

Chavez pleaded not responsible throughout an arraignment earlier than Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gary Polk, who scheduled a preliminary listening to for July 19 on the Riverside Hall of Justice to find out whether or not there’s adequate proof to carry Chavez over for trial.

Chavez is being held in lieu of $1 million bail on the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility in Banning.

According to Riverside police spokesman Officer Ryan Railsback, the division’s Sexual Assault-Child Abuse unit initiated an investigation on July 2 after receiving experiences {that a} lady at Chavez Family Daycare, owned and operated by the defendant’s spouse, had been groped.

“Detectives contacted different households that make the most of Chavez Family Daycare, positioned within the (18400 block) of Blue Sky Street,” Railsback mentioned. “Through their efforts, they decided two different youngsters had additionally been sexually abused by Chavez throughout the previous three years whereas attending the daycare, however by no means disclosed the crimes.”

Chavez was arrested on July 3.

The daycare has been licensed by the California Department of Social Services since 2010 and relies on the Chavez household dwelling. Detectives have filed a grievance searching for suspension of operations, in keeping with Railsback.

Police ask anybody with info on Chavez to name 951-353-7945.