SAN JOSE – Authorities on Monday announced the arrest of a 51-year-old San Jose man on suspicion of lewd or lascivious acts with a child he met through his work as a little league coach.

On April 24, San Jose police detectives opened an investigation after receiving information that the suspect, identified as Manuel Anthony Souza, had “engaged in inappropriate behavior with a child under the age of 14,” said Officer Gina Tepoorten in a news release.

Tepoorten said Souza is a coach with the Santa Teresa Little League in San Jose. League officials did not immediately return a message seeking comment on Souza’s arrest.

An investigation revealed that the inappropriate behavior had occurred in San Jose between March 2019 and March 2020, Tepoorten said.

Detectives obtained a felony arrest warrant for Souza and took him into custody at his home in San Jose on April 24. He was booked at Santa Clara County jail on a felony charge of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under the age of 14, as well as misdemeanor charges of annoying or molesting a child under the age of 18 and indecent exposure. Related Articles Santa Clara sheriff’s deputies use 2 armored vehicles to take speeding suspect into custody

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Anyone with information about the incidents or others like them can contact San Jose police Detective Chris McTiernan at 408-273-2959, or leave a tip with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-7867 or at svcrimestoppers.org. Tipsters may be eligible for a cash reward.

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