Overview
- Los Angeles County prosecutors filed charges on Feb. 6 against Christopher James Ramstead, 47, alleging nine lewd acts upon a child under 14.
- The criminal complaint cites three alleged victims with incidents dated in 2003, between 2011 and 2013, and on or about July 26, 2025.
- The Los Angeles Police Department said the inquiry originated in Ventura County, and investigators have released few additional case details.
- Ramstead, a Pasadena Fire Department employee since 2005, has been placed on administrative leave, according to a city spokeswoman.
- He is being held without bail, and police asked anyone with information to call LAPD detectives at 818-374-5415 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.