PERRIS, CA — A 53-year-old Perris man was arrested after he agreed to meet up with a 13-year-old and participate in sex acts, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
But Victor Bustamante wasn’t really talking to an underage girl — It was sheriff’s deputies posing as a 13-year-old during an undercover operation.
After several days of communication, the sheriff’s department said undercover deputies had arranged to meet with Bustamante. Upon arrival, he was arrested and booked into Cois Byrd Detention Center.
He is being accused of arranging to meet a minor with the intent of sexual acts, contacting a minor with intent to commit sexual acts, exhibiting and sending harmful material to a minor and attempting lewd acts with a minor, the department said.
Bustamante is being held on a $55,000 bail, according to officials.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Deputy Hartert at the Perris Sheriff’s Station 951-210–1000. Anyone who wishes to report crimes or suspected illegal activities within the city can contact Sgt. Varela at the Perris Station at 951-210–1000.
“The Perris Sheriff’s Station Special Enforcement Team is committed to creating safe, secure neighborhoods free of violent crime,” according to a statement from the team.
