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Police Impersonator, Child Molester Arrested
Associated Press
June 17, 2011
LOS ANGELES (Ap) – A Van Nuys martial arts trainer was arrested Thursday after authorities claimed he kidnapped and molested several minors while impersonating an officer.
Joseph Reyes Rogero, 24, was arrested around 10 a.m. Thursday after LAPD detectives received several complaints of child annoying and child molest.
According to a statement from LAPD, he was arrested after an “exhaustive investigation” for kidnap and molesting several minors near Lawrence Middle School on Variel Avenue.
He faces 19 felony charges including kidnapping for child molesting and lewd acts on a child.
He is also accused of impersonating a law enforcement officer.
Rogero is accused of trying to arrest a 14-year-old girl as well as molesting another girl after telling her he needed to put a tracking device in her bra, police said.
Rogero is employed as a fighter/trainer at the M1 Global Gym on Canoga Avenue in Chatsworth.
He is being held on $1 million bail.
Detectives believe there may be additional victims.
Anyone with more information is encouraged to contact detectives at (818) 832-0980 or (818) 832-0985.
Redsky
almost 2 years ago
2970 Comments
May justice be served quickly. Glad they caught him,
gilberte1972
almost 2 years ago
4 Comments
Your my homie Jo. What you did was just horrible. Don't know what happened to you brother but I don't judge you all I can do is pray for you. This act on your part is just heartbreaking. We where the best top graduates in our school. I just don't understand why you would do this.
darsavmo
almost 2 years ago
10776 Comments
One sick POS and a disgrace to the martial arts community...
AKangel
almost 2 years ago
4824 Comments
Put him in GP, Good times coming for you POS..... Glad he's off the street....
gerpet1964
almost 2 years ago
934 Comments
:) i see i dont have to make a comment because yall have it covered.
Anonymous
almost 2 years ago
Its good to know this sick bastard has been taken off the streets.
txsheepdog
almost 2 years ago
272 Comments
... and hopefully a special place in hell
Jonas
almost 2 years ago
38366 Comments
bump uncledennis1
USLawman1983
almost 2 years ago
1568 Comments
There's a special place in C-block for this one.
Bnshape
almost 2 years ago
662 Comments
Believe it or not, impersonating a police officer
will give him props in prison BUT to do so just so he
hurt defenseless kids, well, he'll get plunged
like a tea bag
Scurge
almost 2 years ago
1238 Comments
Actually it will be a judge and most likely 12 jurors. The intent of what you eluded to is not correct. That 'one person' is not actually a person, just sayin
AZmeangreen
almost 2 years ago
2338 Comments
Glad they caught him, may justice be served quickly.
gilberte1972
almost 2 years ago
4 Comments
Its so hard to believe he did this. I went to MA school with him and he helped me so much that i graduated with high honors. I can't explain his actions all I know is unless you walk on water you cannot be the judge. I'm not saying what he did was right because it wasn't. But there is only one person that will judge him.
uncledennis1
almost 2 years ago
22254 Comments
Bubba may take a liking to this young scumbag.
Whalewatcher
almost 2 years ago
9796 Comments
Cretins like this deserve to be in jail for life. Even the inmates will think the things he's done are low. Don't think he's got much of a future ahead of him in prison .......