Crime & Safety

Man Sexually Assaulted 2 Costa Mesa Girls, DA Says

The 40-year-old man was charged Thursday with the assault by the Orange County District Attorney's Office.

COSTA MESA, CA β€” A 40-year-old man was charged Thursday with sexually assaulting two girls in Costa Mesa.

Brandon S. Dutra was charged with three counts of oral copulation or sexual penetration of a child 10 years or younger and lewd or lascivious acts on a minor younger than 14, all felonies. He is accused of assaulting one girl in 2015 and the other alleged victim in 2017, according to the criminal complaint. His city of residence was not provided.

Dutra's arraignment on Thursday in the jail courtroom in Santa Ana was rescheduled for Friday in the West Justice Center in Westminster.

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Costa Mesa police referred questions about the case to the Orange County District Attorney's Office, which did not immediately respond to a request for more details.

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