Posted: Tuesday, 20 April 2010 6:17PM

U-City man charged with molesting six and eight year old girls


KMOX News Reporting

A 34 year old man is accused of sexually assaulting six and eight year old girls, in the basement of his University City apartment building.

Police say they arrested Juan Garcia of the 8300 block of Delmar, after investigating reports of the assaults Monday evening.

One of the victims was treated and released at an area hospital. The second did not require medical treatment.

Garcia is charged with Statutory Sodomy and Child Molestation. He\'s held on $150,000 cash bond.

The Department of Immigration and Custom Enforcement was notified as Garcia’s citizenship status could not be verified.

Anyone else has any information about similar incidents involving Garcia is asked to contact the University City Police at 314-725-2211.

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