CHILD ABUSE SUSPECT NABBED.Byline: Daily News A former Woodland Hills shop owner was arrested in Oregon on suspicion of child molestation, and the LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. is searching for other possible victims, authorities said Wednesday. David Esser, 58, was arrested March 7 in Cottage Grove, Ore., where he owned and operated Gym for the Mind, a children's game store. He ran a store by the same name on Topanga Canyon Boulevard in Woodland Hills from the early 1990s until 2001. In March 2001, he moved the store to Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, and relocated to Oregon sometime after that, officials said. Police have been searching for Esser since last fall, when a 21-year-old man accused the suspect of sexually molesting him for five years beginning when he was 11. The alleged victim suffered from Asperger's syndrome, a disease similar to autism autism (ô`tĭzəm), developmental disability resulting from a neurological disorder that affects the normal functioning of the brain. It is characterized by the abnormal development of communication skills, social skills, and reasoning. . ``Esser's business was a magnet for children,'' said Lt. Paul Vernon of the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . . ``It catered to children's games and popular trading cards, like Pokemon. It was a perfect lure for young boys.'' Esser is awaiting extradition to California, where he will face three felony charges of suspicion of lewd and lascivious lewd and lascivious adj., adv. references to conduct which includes people living together who are known not to be married, entertainment which aims at arousing the libido or primarily sexual sensation, open solicitation for prostitution, or indecent exposure of acts against children. Police said they believe he might have molested mo·lest tr.v. mo·lest·ed, mo·lest·ing, mo·lests 1. To disturb, interfere with, or annoy. 2. To subject to unwanted or improper sexual activity. other boys and are asking potential victims or their parents to call Detective Ninette Toosbuy at (818) 778-4729. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: ESSER |
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