A Riverside County couple has been arrested on multiple child molestation charges, authorities announced Friday.
The Lake Mathews Sheriff's Station initiated an investigation in September of this year after the Department of Public Social Services received allegations of child molestation.
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Investigators determined that three underage female victims had been sexually assaulted and photographed during sleepovers at a friend's residence over the past three years.
The primary suspect, 45-year-old Christopher Gary Tilden, and his wife, 43-year-old Katrina Frances Tilden, both of Riverside, were identified and subsequently arrested.
On Thursday morning, law enforcement executed a search warrant at the Tilden's residence in the Lake Hills area and Christopher Tilden's workplace. Numerous electronic devices were seized as part of the ongoing investigation.
Christopher Tilden faces charges of lewd acts with a minor, sexual abuse of a minor, dissuading a witness, and child endangerment. Katrina Tilden was charged with child endangerment, accessory, and dissuading a witness.
The Lake Mathews Sheriff's Station believes there may be additional victims and urges anyone with information to contact Corporal Delgado at 951-272-5600.
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