DATE/TIME: Saturday, August 28, 2021
INCIDENT: PC 288.3(a) - Contact a minor with intent for sex
PC 287(b)(1) - Oral copulation with person under 18
PC 289(a)(1)(a) - Sexual penetration against the victim's will by force, violence, duress, menace, or fear
LOCATION: City of Rancho Cucamonga
SUSPECT(S): Antonio Heriberto Galindo, 41-year-old male, resident of Rancho Cucamonga
VICTIM(S): Confidential
SUMMARY: On Friday, August 27, 2021, investigators from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Crimes Against Children (CAC) Detail, conducted an investigation regarding Antonio Heriberto Galindo, a 41-year-old male, resident of Rancho Cucamonga, who sexually molested a 16-year-old female in the city of Rancho Cucamonga. It was later determined Galindo was a law enforcement officer in the Los Angeles area. Galindo also coached girls’ softball teams.
On Saturday, August 28, 2021, at the conclusion of the investigation, Galindo was arrested and booked into the Central Detention Center for violation of PC 288.3(a) - Contact a minor with intent for sex, PC 287(b)(1) - Oral copulation with person under 18, PC 289(a)(1)(a) - Sexual penetration against the victim's will by force, violence, duress, menace, or fear. Galindo is being held with a bail of $100,000.
Investigators believe there may be other victims and are urging anyone who may have been victimized by Galindo or anyone with information regarding this investigation to contact the Sheriff’s Specialized Investigations Division, Crimes Against Children Detail. Callers who wish to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or www.wetip.com.
Refer: Detective Thomas Hollenbaugh
Station: Specialized Investigations Division - Crimes Against Children Detail
Phone No. 909-387-3615
Case No. 602100164
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
