CALIFORNIA
The Daily Journal
By QUINCY CROMER/The Daily Journal
The pastor of Redwood Valley's New Hope Christian Fellowship was arrested and booked into jail Tuesday morning on suspicion of sexually abusing a child.
Daniel Aram Garcia, 47, of Willits, was arrested by the Willits Police Department and booked into Mendocino County jail at 3:33 a.m. Tuesday with bail set at $500,000. He was also arrested on suspicion of lewd and lascivious acts with a child, sexual penetration with a foreign object and oral copulation.
Mendocino County District Attorney Norm Vroman said Garcia also works as a clerk for Mendocino County Superior Court.
Willits Police Chief Gerry Gonzalez said all information regarding the victim will be withheld due to the sensitivity of the crime.
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