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Jeffrey Randolph Wright accused of molesting boy, 12

Youth Group Volunteer Accused Of Molesting Boy

Pleads Not Guilty: Jeffrey Randolph Wright, 45, is accused of molesting a 12-year-old boy.

HEMET -- A man who volunteered with church youth groups and helped coach football has been charged with molesting a 12-year-old San Jacinto Valley boy, police said Thursday.

Jeffrey Randolph Wright, a 45-year-old Hemet resident, is charged with several counts of lewd acts with a child under 14, Riverside County court records show.

Wright, who remains in custody at the Southwest Detention Center with bail set at $500,000, has pleaded not guilty to the charges, court records show. Wright's next court date is Nov. 22.

Nobody answered the door Thursday afternoon at Wright's home. Wright's attorney, Charles Kish, of Temecula, said the investigation is in its early stages, and declined to comment.

Hemet police Detective Sgt. Kevin Caskey would not identify the youth groups, the local church or the team for which Wright volunteered as an assistant football coach. Caskey said that doing so may harm the investigation because police have not yet interviewed all the potential victims.

Caskey said that the charges involve alleged illegal acts with a 12-year-old boy who lives in the San Jacinto Valley. Police believe there may be additional victims, he said.

Officers seized a computer from Wright's home and found images of child pornography on it when they searched it on Oct. 25, the sergeant said. Officers arrested Wright on Oct. 31, court records show.

Hemet police are asking anyone with information about the case to call Detective Rob Gibbs at (951) 765-2422.


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Posted by Editor at November 14, 2005 06:34 AM