A registered sex offender with a prior history has been arrested after a 15-year-old girl reported being forced into a vehicle and sexually assaulted while walking to school in downtown San José, prompting renewed concerns about school route safety and repeat offenders living in the community.
According to the San José Police Department, patrol officers were called at about 10:40 a.m. on 14 January after the teenager arrived at school and reported a possible kidnapping and sexual assault. The girl told officers she had been approached by an unknown adult male while walking near South 3rd Street and East San Fernando Street, close to her school.
