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LASD - Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept Information Bureau (SIB)
Tuesday June 6th, 2017 :: 02:18 p.m. PDT

Advisory

LASD Media Availability for Special Victims Bureau Dets *****Event Concluded at 2:00PM*****

UPDATE:
 The event, originally scheduled for 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM,
***IS CONCLUDED***


Thank you!
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***MEDIA AVAILABILITY***


Special Victims Bureau Detectives Announce
Arrest of Sexual Assault Suspect;
Additional Victims and Information Sought

 
Who:     Lieutenant Todd Deeds and Sergeant Betty Lascano,                           Special Victims Bureau.
 
What:    Detectives will be available for media interview to discuss circumstances surrounding the arrest of Jason Chung Chien Yu, 41, of Monrovia.  Jason Yu is suspected of numerous acts of forcible sex against multiple female adult victims in El Monte, Lynwood, Monterey Park, and Temple City.  Investigators believe there are additional victims and wish to ask them to come forward.
 
Suspect Yu was arrested on Wednesday, May 24, 2017, charged with multiple sexual assault-related crimes including Forcible Sodomy and Kidnapping to Commit a Sexual Assault, and is being held in lieu of $1,370,000 bail.
 
When:    Tuesday, June 6, 2017
                1:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.
 
Where:   Hall of Justice – First Floor Media Conference Room
                211 West Temple Street,
                Los Angeles, CA  90012
                    
Media Note: There will be a posterboard display and flyers containing an image of Suspect Yu.
 
For more additional information, contact Deputy Lillian Peck or Sheriff’s Information Bureau at (213) 229-1700.
  
The information contained in this advisory is extended to accredited, subscribing media outlets only.  Please do not forward this advisory or share details with non-media parties prior to the event.  For questions or information, please contact the Sheriff’s Information Bureau at 213-229-1700.  Thank you.
 
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department - Special Victims Bureau is tasked with investigating the sexual and physical abuse of children and felonious sexual assaults involving adult victims.  Anyone with information about this crime is requested to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department - Special Victims Bureau at (877) 710-LASD (5273). 
 
Prepared by:
Deputy Don Walker
Deputy Lillian Peck
Sheriff’s Information Bureau
211 West Temple Street,
Los Angeles, CA  90012
213-229-1700
 
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