Friday, December 12, 2008

Former Officer Macario Venegas Charged with Molesting Child


HOLLISTER, Calif.

A former police officer has been arrested in connection with the molestation of a 16-year-old girl, Hollister police said Friday.

Macario Venegas, 30, was charged with annoying or molesting a child under 18 and booked at the San Benito County Jail.

Venegas is accused of fondling a girl while she was inside his patrol car on Dec. 9.

Venegas, who served as a patrol officer for less than eight months, was released from the Hollister Police Department on Thursday, officials said.

His bail has been set at $6,000.

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