Police: Man posed as teenager and abused middle school students in Los Angeles

Kenneth Tellez Ordonez, 25, of Los Angeles, posed as a teenager and sexually abused middle school students in Koreatown, police said. (Los Angeles Police Department)

Police say they are looking for more victims of a man who targeted middle school students in the Koreatown district of Los Angeles.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers arrested 25-year-old Kenneth Tellez Ordonez on June 12 on suspicion of sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl. Investigations revealed that Ordonez was targeting young girls attending a middle school in Koreatown.

Ordonez, a 5-foot-3, 175-pound Hispanic man, posed as a teenager when he tried to meet the girls in person, police said.

According to LAPD, three victims of sexual assault have been identified. Authorities have also obtained evidence that Ordonez contacted at least 13 other minors between March and May of this year.

The ages of his victims ranged from 11 to 16, police said. Most of the attacks occurred in vehicles, including a yellow Scion TC and an older blue Ford Mustang convertible.

The first attack took place in February 2023, police said. Investigators believe there are more victims.

Victims are asked to contact the LAPD.