Moreno Valley resident arrested for sexual abuse in Twentynine Palms

A Moreno Valley man was arrested for investigation into the sexual abuse of a child in Twentynine Palms.

On July 24, the parents of a victim living in Twentynine Palms contacted the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department to report the sexual abuse of their child. During their investigation, the Sheriff’s Department identified the suspect as Eduardo Rodriguez III, a 23 year-old resident of Moreno Valley. On Wednesday, August 6, at around 9:00 a.m., Sheriff’s deputies contacted Rodriguez at his home in Moreno Valley and took him into custody. Eduardo Rodriguez was arrested on suspicion of the sexual abuse of a minor and is being held at the West Valley Detention Center on $50,000 bail.