Crime & Safety
10-Year-Old Marin Child Was Victim Of Pedophile: Police
Police say a Marin County Tae Kwon Do instructor admitted committing sexual acts on the child, and fear there could be more victims.
MARIN COUNTY, CA — Sausalito police arrested a Tae Kwon Do instructor Sunday after he allegedly admitted to having sexual activity with a 10-year-old student.
Police said Joshua Boyes, 35, is in Marin County jail in lieu of $100,000 bail.
The child's mother reported the crime Friday. Police questioned Boyes on Sunday, then arrested him and booked him on suspicion of lewd acts with a minor child and oral copulation with a minor child.
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The victim said the incident happened Wednesday at a Sausalito city-owned facility in the 400 block of Litho Street. Boyes was a contractor hired by the city to teach Tae Kwon Do at the facility.
"We are concerned there could be more victims," Sausalito Police Chief Stacie Gregory said, in a statement. "If any other family has evidence that their child also may have had inappropriate contact with Boyes, please contact the Sausalito Police Department."
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Sausalito police can be reached at (415) 289-4170.
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