SD Fugitive Sex Predator Captured in Simi Valley

A fugitive wanted for child sex crimes in San Diego County has been apprehended in Simi Valley, officials said Friday night.

Christopher Thomas Harper, wanted on three counts of sodomy or sexual intercourse with a child under 10 and lewd acts with a child, was arrested on Thursday.

Officers with the San Diego Regional Fugitive Task Force notified the Simi Valley Police Department that they believed Harper was in the Simi Valley area.

Harper was taken in to custody in the 1600 block of Yosemite Avenue in a place he was staying, officials said.

Officers booked Harper into a San Diego County jail facility on his warrant. He's being held on $2 million bail and faces at least nine counts of sex crimes against minors. He is set to appear in court on March 11.

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