Man Arrested for Contacting a Child for Sex in North Auburn 

January 11, 2025 – Placer County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on December 7th, 2024, Special Operations Detectives arrested 34-year-old Rafael Rios Rico of Carson City, Nevada for contacting a child online with the intent to commit sexual acts. Rios Rico had planned to meet up with what he thought was a 13-year-old girl at a location in North Auburn. Detectives from the Placer County Sheriff’s Office arrived and quickly took him into custody.

Rios Rico was booked into the Auburn Jail on five counts including two felonies for contacting a minor with the intent to commit sex acts and lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14.

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Source: Placer County Sheriff’s Office