COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER ARRESTED ON SUSPICION OF MOLESTATION.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - A well-known community volunteer was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of molesting a 16-year-old girl who also was donating her time, sheriff's officials said Wednesday. Jack Bledsoe of Newhall turned himself in to detectives at the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. sheriff's station shortly after 2 p.m. To protect the girl's identify, sheriff's officials would not disclose the location where the two were volunteering at the time of the incident, said Sgt. Mike Becker, of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Sheriff's Department's Family Crimes Bureau. ``He was donating time at a specific location when the incident occurred,'' Becker said. Sheriff's officials were alerted after the girl told a therapist Bledsoe had touched her in an inappropriate manner, officials said. The 69-year-old Bledsoe was honored Jan. 18 by the city of Santa Clarita at a luncheon honoring the community's volunteers. He had been nominated nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. for the award by his son and granddaughter, who wrote an essay on behalf of her grandfather, noting her pride for his volunteerism vol·un·teer·ism n. Use of or reliance on volunteers, especially to perform social or educational work in communities. volunteerism . Bledsoe has been active in the Santa Clarita Valley since 1967. Among his volunteer activities, Bledsoe helped with the annual barbecue fund-raiser at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church General Our Lady’s church was designed by a Catholic Priest Fr Benedict Williamson. It is a masterpiece of light and space. Its soaring classical columns and Romanesque arches give it a height and grandeur that make it look deceptively large. and picked up and delivered bread and other donations for the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry. Bledsoe was released. He is scheduled for a March 29 preliminary hearing. |
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