SAN RAMON – A Vallejo-based guitar instructor — and registered intercourse offender — has been arrested on suspicion of committing lewd and lascivious acts with a toddler throughout a lesson, in line with police.
The alleged crimes occurred on the sufferer’s house in San Ramon, the San Ramon Police Division mentioned in an announcement.
Following an investigation Thursday, detectives arrested 69-year-old Rex Lee Bell on suspicion of 9 counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a toddler below the age of 14, in addition to enhancements for prior intercourse convictions and sexual offender violations, in line with police.
Bell was booked into the Martinez Detention Facility and remained in custody Friday on $9.95 million bail.
Extra proof was gathered throughout a search of Bell’s residence, in line with police.
Police mentioned they're involved there could also be different victims. Bell advertises on-line because the proprietor and lead teacher of www.guitarconfidence.com, providing classes in additional than 30 Bay Space cities.
“As an company centered on group security,” police mentioned, “we're involved there could also be extra victims based mostly on Bell’s enterprise practices and his exercise with youngsters.”
Bell was beforehand convicted by a jury of committing lewd and lascivious acts with two 13-year-old ladies and sentenced to 5 concurrent phrases of 15 years to life in jail, in line with courtroom data.
Anybody with data associated to the latest case can name police at 925-973-2779, or e mail Detective Brady McKinney at bmckinney@sanramon.ca.gov or Lt. Tami Williams at twilliams@sanramon.ca.gov.