Crime & Safety

Burglary Suspect Allegedly Force Fondles Teen Boy

An unidentified man soliciting for magazines entered a Pasadena Avenue home and inappropriately touched a boy who lived there, police said.

A man selling magazine subscriptions walked into a South Pasadena home and force fondled the teen who opened the door, according to the weekly police crime report.

Police say a 16-year-old boy who lives in the 300 block of Pasadena Avenue gave a donation to the unidentified man soliciting for magazines at 6 p.m. on March 6.

Minutes later, the man returned and knocked on the door again. He asked the boy to buy another magazine, the crime report states. When the boy refused, the man walked into the home, grabbed the teen's hand and placed it over his genital area while he placed his hand on the same area of the boy's body. 

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The teen was able to close the door on the suspect and the man left. The suspect was described as black, 5-feet 10 inches tall, about 200 pounds, between 20-30 years old, wearing plastic black-framed sunglasses, a black suit and a white dress shirt. 

If you have any information regarding a suspicious magazine solicitor, please call the South Pasadena Police Department at 626.403.7270.

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