San Jose man arrested on child molestation charges

SAN JOSE – A 31-year-old San Jose man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of annoying or molesting teenage girls near Overfelt High School between May and November, police said.

Detectives with the San Jose Police Department’s Sexual Assault Investigations Unit investigated four cases in which the suspect approached the victims on foot or in his gray 2004 BMW 530i and asked them “sexually explicit questions,” said Sgt. Enrique Garcia.

The victims ranged in age from 15 to 16 years old.

Garcia said detectives identified the suspect as Edgar Bugarin and arrested him at his home without incident.

Bugarin was booked into Santa Clara County jail on four felony counts of annoying or molesting a child under the age of 18. He is being held on $250,000 bail and is scheduled to make his first court appearance Wednesday, according to online jail records.

Anyone with information about the cases can contact Detective Lisa Tindall at 408-277-4102.

Those wishing to remain anonymous can leave a tip with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-STOP (7867) or svcrimestoppers.org. Tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward.

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