Man Held in Molestation; Police Seek Other Victims
Police announced they are seeking assistance from the public in locating victims of molestation by a man posing as a doctor.
Detectives arrested Wesley Lemar Spears, 32, of Redondo Beach, Wednesday and accused him of the March molestation of a 17-year-old boy.
According to a statement released by police, the suspect would “approach male Hispanic juveniles, aged 14 to 17, on the street and lure them into his vehicle,†a black 1994 Jeep Wrangler convertible, claiming he was a doctor or chiropractor and offering them a job at his clinic.
“He was always well-dressed, pleasant, good looking and soft spoken,†said Lt. James McInerny of the Hawthorne Police Department. “He would start by asking for directions to a well-known street, and then go into the employment opportunity.â€
Once he had gotten the victim into his car, Spears would pretend to give victims a physical and molest them, police said.
Spears was arrested in December 1995 by Los Angeles County deputies for an incident in the city of Lawndale. The two crimes “were a mirror image,†McInerny said.
Spears was being held at Hawthorne police station on $50,000 bail.
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