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   COLTON, Calif. (KABC) -- A 19-year-old Colton man was arrested   
   for sexually assaulting a young boy, and police believe there   
   may be more victims. The incident occurred on January 13,   
   according to police, but the boy didn't tell anyone until four   
   days later, and Lee Ortega was arrested the day after that.   
   Investigators say the assault was brutal.   
      
   Colton Police say Lee Ortega lured the boy into an apartment at   
   the Windrush Village Apartment Homes complex on the 1600 block   
   of East Washington Street. The boy had just got off his school   
   bus and was walking home when he was approached by Ortega, who   
   lives in the same complex.   
      
   "Ortega grabbed his hand and forced him to go with him, saying   
   that if he makes any noise or screams, he'll be hurt," said   
   Colton Police Detective Ray Mendez.   
      
   Police say that once inside the suspect's apartment unit, Ortega   
   sexually assaulted the boy. Ortega has been charged with kidnap,   
   sodomy, lewd acts and oral copulation. Police say the attack   
   lasted for close to 15 minutes.   
      
   "After the assault, the child ran home and went into his room   
   and did not discuss it with anybody for fear of duress," said   
   Ortega.   
      
   But he did tell his mother. A day later, Ortega was arrested.   
   However, police say they're concerned about Ortega's behavior   
   the past several months around the apartment complex.   
      
   "As we understand, he was known to loiter or hang out with other   
   underaged juveniles at the complex," said Ortega.   
      
   Police say he even knew many of the children by name. They're   
   worried he might be involved in other sexual assaults. Police   
   hope if that's true, those victims will have the strength to   
   come forward like the young boy in this case.   
      
   "He's very brave. I give him so much credit for coming forward   
   and telling his mother about what had happened," said Mendez.   
   "Yes, he was threatened, and he was told that if he told anyone,   
   that more harm would come to him, so he's extremely brave, and   
   just a courageous, brilliant little boy."   
      
   The age of the boy was not released, but police said he was   
   younger than 14. Ortega was held on $500,000 bail and was   
   scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.   
      
   If you have information related to the case, contact Colton   
   Police at (909) 370-5020.   
      
   http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?id=9404003§ion=news%2Floca   
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