Man faces charge of molesting girl, 5

By Kevin O'Neal

Police say that mother, son subdued 19-year-old attacker until officers arrived

A woman saw her 5-year-old daughter being molested early Friday morning in their Northwestside home, pulled the man from the child and with the help of her 18-year-old son subdued the attacker, police said.

The 44-year-old mother and her son held the man as an older daughter, whose age was not immediately available, called police, investigators said.
Police arrived at the residence and arrested the suspect, identified as Jesus A. Valenzuela, 19, on preliminary charges of child molesting and burglary.

Police said the mother, who is not being identified by The Indianapolis Star to protect the identify of the 5-year-old girl, woke about 4:20 a.m. and found a sliding glass door at the residence had been opened.
The woman then found the intruder assaulting her daughter.

She first grabbed the man and pulled him away, police said. When the man tried to flee, her son helped her hold him while her older daughter, who was sleeping in the same bedroom as the 5-year-old but who was not attacked, called police for help.

Officers found a bracelet, necklace and battery charger from the residence in Valenzuela's pockets, investigators said.

Police said Valenzuela refused to answer their questions, and they could not determine where he lives.

The 5-year-old girl was treated at Riley Hospital for Children and released.

Call Star reporter Kevin O'Neal at (317) 444-2760.

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