RivCo Child Exploitation Team arrested Azusa man uspected of attempting to meet a girl for alleged sex acts

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KESQ) - A felony settlement conference is scheduled for Nov. 18 for a registered sex offender charged with attempted child molestation and other crimes for allegedly attempting to meet with a person he believed was a teenager, but was actually an undercover investigator.

Victor Gabriel Perez, 44, of Azusa, began communicating through a social media platform with an undercover investigator with the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team posing as a 13-year-old girl in September, according to the Riverside County District Attorney's Office.

The online communication continued until Tuesday, when Perez allegedly arrived at an agreed-upon location to engage in sexual activity with the person he believed to be the minor, authorities said.

Perez was arrested by members of the Child Exploitation Team and booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center.

Perez pleaded not guilty to all charges on Thursday, according to the District Attorney's Office. He was also charged with arranging to meet with a child for sex, sending harmful material to a child and communicating with a child for sexual gratification.

Perez remains in custody in lieu of $60,000 bail.