Nature of Incident: Arrest of Child Molest Suspect
Report Number: 15-11735
Location: Fillmore, California
Date & Time: 06/27/2015 / 1550 Hours
Unit(s) Responsible: Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau
(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent City of Residence
(S) Brandon Russell Seward Fillmore
(V) Juvenile Female
Narrative:
On June 27, 2015, Investigators with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Bureau arrested Brandon Russell Seward for child molestation. In December of 2014, Seward befriended a 15 year old female victim. Between March and May of 2015, Seward engaged in sexual acts with the 15 year old female victim. Seward is currently in custody at the Ventura County Pre-Trail Detention Facility on $300,000.00 bail. Seward will be arraigned in Ventura County Superior Court on June 30, 2015.
Due to the seriousness of the crime, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office would like to know if Seward may have assaulted any other victims. Anyone with information that may help in identifying witnesses or other potential victims is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau, Detective Randy Skaggs at 805-384-4725.
Prepared by: Detective Randy Skaggs / Major Crimes Bureau
News Release Date: 02/26/2015
Media Follow-Up Contact: Sergeant Ryan Clark / Major Crimes Bureau
(805) 384-4721
[email protected]
Approved by: Captain Melissa Smith / Major Crimes Bureau.
