Husband Of Daycare Provider Arrested For Sexual Abuse On A Child
“DAYCARE PROVIDER’S HUSBAND ARRESTED FOR CHILD SEX ABUSE
RIVERSIDE, CA – On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, Riverside Police Officers began an investigation into allegations that a 4-year-old female child was sexually abused by an adult man while at the residential daycare she attends. Detectives assigned to our Sexual Assault – Child Abuse (SACA) Unit quickly began following up and identified the adult male suspect as 65-year-old Antonio Chavez, the husband of the daycare provider.
Detectives contacted other families that utilize the Chavez Family Daycare, located in the Orangecrest neighborhood of Riverside. Through their efforts, they determined two other children had also been sexually abused by Mr. Chavez within the past three years while attending the daycare, but never disclosed the crimes.
SACA Detectives arrested Mr. Chavez the next day on Wednesday, July 3rd, and later booked him into the Robert Presley Detention Center for lewd and lascivious acts upon a child. Detectives obtained a bail enhancement and Mr. Chavez is being held in custody on 1 million dollars’ bail.
The Chavez Family Daycare has been a licensed daycare provider since 2010 and is located at a home in the 18400 block of Blue Sky Street. Based on this investigation, detectives filed a complaint with the Community Care Licensing Division at the State of California’s Department of Social Services.
Detectives suspect there might be additional children who were victimized by Mr. Chavez and have not yet come forward. Anyone with additional information regarding this investigation is urged to contact Detective Victoria Mutuku at (951) 353-7945 or VMutuku@RiversideCA.gov.
Those wishing to remain anonymous can download the Riverside Police Department’s “Atlas 1” mobile app and utilize the “Send a Message” feature to send us the information.”
