SANTA CRUZ POLICE OFFICERS CANVASSED THE AREA AFTER A 13 YEAR-OLD BOY REPORTED BEING SEXUALLY BATTERED BY A MAN LAST NIGHT AT THE SANTA CRUZ MUNICIPAL WHARF. THE SUSPECT WAS DESCRIBED AS A 5 FOOT 10 INCH TALL MAN WITH SHORT LIGHT BROWN HAIR WHO WAS WEARING A WHITE TANK TOP. A 2ND MAN, WHO WAS WITH THE SUSPECT, BUT WHO DID NOT INTERACT WITH THE BOY….WAS DESCRIBED AS BEING SOMEWHAT HEAVIER THAN THE SUSPECT, AND HAVING BROWN HAIR. HE WAS WEARING A BLACK T-SHIRT WITH SWIRL-TYPE DESIGNS ON THE FRONT.
ALTHOUGH THE BOY DID NOT SUFFER ANY PHYSICAL INJURY IN THIS INCIDENT, ANYONE WHO WITNESSED IT, OR MIGHT BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE SUSPECT, IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE SANTA CRUZ POLICE DEPARTMENT.
