Guthrie Police Arrest Juvenile Molestation Suspect

The Guthrie Police Department arrested a Crescent man May 11 in connection with an investigation into lewd behavior toward minors.

Michael John Malatesta, 56, is facing four felony counts of lewd or indecent acts with a child under 16 and two felony counts of indecent proposal to a child under 16.

In a release, GPD said it received a call May 7 alleging Malatesta molested two juveniles.

Investigators believe there may be additional juvenile victims, but none have been identified thus far. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Criminal Investigations Division of GPD at (405) 282-3535.

 

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