Jason Kandel

Man Arrested in Sex Assaults of Children at Daycare

Police Friday sought additional possible victims of a 63-year-old man arrested this week for allegedly sexually assaulting three children at a Santa Ana daycare center.

Larry Montanez of Santa Ana was arrested on Wednesday, according to Santa Ana police.

Each assault occurred at Anne's Daycare, located in the 2100 block of South Cedar Street, according to a police statement. The victims, all under the age of 10, were allegedly assaulted between 2013 and Tuesday, when Montanez is suspected of assaulting a 6-year-old child.

Montanez lived at the daycare center from 2001 through 2008 and from 2010 through this year, according to police, who said he had access to children for many years, "raising the possibility of additional victims."

Anyone aware of suspicious or criminal behavior committed by Montanez was urged to contact Santa Ana Police Department special crimes detectives at (714) 245-8351.

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