FULLERTON – A 57-year-old registered sex offender has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting two young children he met at church, authorities said Thursday.

Carlos Antonio Chavez of Anaheim was charged with four felony counts of lewd acts on a child under 14, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

Chavez is listed as a “moderate-high risk” offender on California’s Megan’s Law website, which tracks sex offenders. His listed offenses include indecent exposure, lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 and indecent exposure with a prior conviction.

At the time of the crime, prosecutors said, Chavez was a member of Iglesia de Dios Pentacostal in Fullerton, where he was accused of befriending the victims, a 4-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl.

Between 2005 to 2007, Chavez was accused of luring the children into a bathroom separately on at least two occasions each. He promised candy and then sexually assaulted them, prosecutors said.

In 2014, the victims reported the sexual assaults to family members, who contacted Fullerton police, prosecutors said. Police arrested Chavez on Wednesday. If convicted, he faces 95 years to life in prison.

Anyone with additional information is urged to contact Supervising District Attorney Investigator Mark Gutierrez at 714-347-8794.

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