Bonerge Maldonado-Zaldana, 22, was arrested and charged with molesting a child less than 10 years old.
RICHMOND — A San Pablo dental assistant has been arrested and charged with molesting a patient who was younger than 10 years old at the time, prosecutors said.
Bonerge Maldonado-Zaldana, 22, was arrested and charged with two counts of engaging in sexual acts with a child and two counts of lewd act upon a child through force or fear. The charges are based on a report by the alleged victim’s mother after they visited the San Pablo Towne Centre Dental Office, where Maldonado-Zaldana worked, on April 5.
Police were at the dental office the next day, taking witness statements and collecting evidence, prosecutors said in a news release. Two days after that, a warrant was issued for Maldonado-Zaldana’s arrest. Prosecutors say Maldonado-Zaldana is being held at the Martinez Detention Facility but his bail information was not immediately available. He is expected to enter a plea Monday afternoon, in the George D. Carroll Courthouse in Richmond.
Meanwhile, police continue to investigate Maldonado-Zaldana and the possibility additional victims exist. Before working at the San Pablo Towne Centre Dental Office, he was employed at the Western Dental in El Cerrito, police said.
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