LAW ENFORCEMENT SEEKING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF FOUR MEN CHARGED WITH LEWD ACTS ON 13-YEAR-OLD ORANGE COUNTY GIRL THEY MET ONLINE

April 19, 2018

Case # 18WF0607

Contact:	Officer Angela Bennett Public Information Officer Huntington Beach Police Department	Susan Kang Schroeder Chief of Staff Orange County District Attorney	Michelle Van Der Linden Spokesperson Orange County District Attorney
Office:	714-375-5009	714-347-8408	714-347-8405
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LAW ENFORCEMENT SEEKING POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL VICTIMS OF FOUR MEN CHARGED WITH LEWD ACTS ON 13-YEAR-OLD ORANGE COUNTY GIRL THEY MET ONLINE

 

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Law enforcement is seeking potential additional victims of four men charged with committing lewd acts on a 13-year-old Orange County girl they met online.

Defendant	Charges		Maximum Sentence		Court Date
Sohrab Anaraki, 33, Topanga	Charged on March 13, 2018, with the following felony counts: (6) Lewd acts on a child under 14 Meeting a minor to commit lewd conduct Luring child to commit specified crime Sentencing Enhancement Substantial sexual conduct with a child		20 years in state prison		Pre-trial Hearing April 27, 2018, 8:30 a.m. Department W-1, West Justice Center, Westminster
Dwight Nicholas Castaldi, 42, Palm Gardens, Florida	(4) Lewd acts on a child under 14 Luring child to commit specified crime Sentencing Enhancement Substantial sexual conduct with a child		15 years in state prison		Arraignment May 4, 2018, 8:30 a.m. Department CJ-1, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana
Christian Reid Palmer, 27, Sacramento	(7) Lewd acts on a child under 14 Meeting a minor to commit lewd conduct Luring child to commit specified crime Sentencing Enhancement Substantial sexual conduct with a child		22 years in state prison		Pre-trial Hearing April 27, 2018, 8:30 a.m. Department W-1, West Justice Center, Westminster
Bradley Thomas Williams, 34, Dana Point	(3) Lewd acts on a child under 14 Meeting a minor to commit lewd conduct Sentencing Enhancement Substantial sexual conduct with a child		13 years in state prison		Pre-trial Hearing April 27, 2018, 8:30 a.m. Department W-1, West Justice Center, Westminster

Circumstances of the Case

• On Sept. 13, 2016, detectives from the Huntington Beach Police Department (HBPD) began an investigation into four adult males accused of communicating online with a minor victim, 13-year-old Jane Doe.
• The defendants, who do not know each other, are accused of utilizing multiple social media platforms under false names to communicate with the victim between 2015 and 2016.
• Three of the males are accused of traveling to Huntington Beach and Fountain Valley and engaging in sexual activity with Jane Doe.
• On Jan. 18, 2018, after an extensive investigation, HBPD arrested Williams and Anaraki.
• On Jan. 21, 2018, HBPD and Sacramento Police Department arrested Palmer.
• On March 22, 2018, detectives from the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department took Castaldi into custody.
• On April 16, 2018, HBPD extradited Castaldi back to California.

OCDA and HBPD believe there may be additional victims who might have been contacted or solicited online by these suspects. If you have further information or know of potential victims, please contact the Huntington Beach Police Information Hotline at 714-375-5066.  Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call the WeTip Anonymous Crime Reporting Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME.

Prosecutor: Deputy District Attorney Jennifer Duke, Sexual Assault Unit