Child Annoying
April 5, 2025 – Ventura County Sheriff's Office officials report that on March 29, 2025, an adult male was 
arrested for Child Annoying after an extensive investigation dating back to November of 2024.
In November 2024, a female minor reported being harassed by an adult male while walking home in the unincorporated area of Ojai known as Meiners Oaks. The minor reported the encounters to her mother, who in turn reported the incidents to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office / Ojai Police Station. An extensive search to identify the suspect was unsuccessful.
In March of 2025, the female minor again reported being harassed by the same suspect while walking home from school.
The investigation continued by Ojai Patrol Deputies and Ojai Detectives. With the assistance of the Sheriff’s Office Crime Analysis Unit, the suspect was identified as Gerardo Juarez Reyes. The victim was able to positively identify Reyes as the suspect who had been harassing her when she was walking home from school.
Reyes was arrested and booked for two counts of 647.6(a)(1) / Child Annoying.
The Sheriff’s Office / Ojai Police Station would like to remind the public to stay alert when walking or biking in the unincorporated areas and to report any suspicious activity to Sheriff’s Dispatch. Sheriff Dispatch can be contacted at 805-654-9511 or if it is an emergency call 911. If it is unsafe to make a phone call, Sheriff’s Dispatch can be contacted by using "Text to 911". Simply open a new text message and type "911" where the message is going to be sent. Then type your message to Dispatch and press the send button. A dispatcher will then communicate via the message.
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Nature of Incident: |
Child Annoying |
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Report Number: |
25-31119, 25-34119 |
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Location: |
Meiners Oaks |
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Date & Time: |
11/22/2024 to 03/20/2025 |
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Unit(s) Responsible: |
Ojai Patrol, Ojai Detectives, Crime Analysis Unit |
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(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent (V) Female Minor |
City of Residence Meiners Oaks |
Age 13 |
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Ventura County Crime Stoppers will pay up to a $1,000 reward for information, which leads to arrest and criminal complaint against the person(s) responsible for this crime. The caller may remain anonymous. The call is not recorded. Call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).
Source: Ventura County Sheriff's Office
