The 13-year-old victim assisted police in the arrest by going back online to get face pictures of the suspect and learn that he worked at Dominoes Pizza, authorities said.
ALAMEDA — Prosecutors here have filed child molestation charges against a 27-year-old man who allegedly sexually abused a 13-year-old boy after the two met on Snapchat, court records show.
Police say the alleged victim helped investigators identify Van Diggelen by returning to social media weeks after the molestation and obtaining pictures of his face. The two met at Crab Cove in Alameda, and that’s where Van Diggelen allegedly molested the boy. Weeks later, the boy decided he wanted to report the incident to police, but returned to Snapchat and made contact with Van Diggelen again. He later reported to police that Van Diggelen worked at a Dominoes Pizza, and shared the pictures of Van Diggelen’s face, authorities said.
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