Santa Monica police Wednesday sought potential additional victims of a 27-year-old physical therapist arrested on suspicion of sexual battery.
Officers received a report Feb. 19 of suspected sexual battery at Select Physical Therapy, 507 Wilshire Blvd., according to the Santa Monica Police Department.
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Police said the suspect, Fernando A. Salazar, a licensed physical therapist, treating a patient when the alleged attack occurred.
Salazar was arrested April 17 and booked on suspicion of sexual battery, police said. He was released on his own recognizance days later, according to jail records.
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Detectives believed there may be additional victims and released a photo of Salazar in hopes of having those individuals come forward.
Anyone with information regarding the alleged assault or victims wanting to come forward were urged to contact Detective Darnell Crumpler at 310- 458-8941 or Darnell.Crumpler@santamonica.gov or Sgt. David Haro at 310-458-8952 or David.Haro@santamonica.gov. The watch commander can be reached at 310-458- 8427 24 hours a day.
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