November 29, 2023
On-Duty Deputy Arrested
On November 28th, 2023, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department became aware of a sexual assault allegation involving an on-duty deputy assigned to the Century Regional Detention Facility against a female inmate. Sheriff’s custody personnel and Internal Criminal Investigations Bureau detectives took swift action and initiated an investigation into the allegations.
Within a 24-hour period, detectives arrested Jonathan Tejada Paredes, 27, for engaging in sexual activity with an adult confined in a detention facility.
On Wednesday, November 29th, 2023, Paredes was booked at Walnut Sheriff’s station at 1:00 p.m. and has a $100,000 bail.
The Department is releasing this information quickly; however, this investigation has just started and continues to be on-going.
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Robert Luna, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
