Newhall man arrested after allegedly sexually abusing young girl

A Newhall man was arrested over the weekend after allegedly sexually abusing a teenage girl and her adult mother.

On Saturday, detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Bureau arrested Quirino Romano, 68, of Newhall, on charges of sexual assault of a minor and an adult female, said Sergeant Joseph Mesa of the Special Victims Bureau.

“The juvenile victim and her 26-year-old mother live with the suspect in the 24800 block of Fourl Road, Newhall,” Mesa said. “The juvenile alleged sexual harassment and the mother alleged sexual assault.”

The suspect was arrested and the case was handed over to the public prosecutor.

No further information was made available to the media.

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