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YMCA Counselor Arrested and Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault of 10-Year-Old

The suspect is in custody on $100,000 bail as prosecutors pursue a lewd-and-lascivious charge and police urge families to report suspected abuse.

Overview

  • Police say the alleged assault occurred at a Morgan Hill YMCA day camp and involved a 10-year-old who was at the Morgan Hill Aquatic Center during a June 30 program.
  • Investigators identified 25-year-old Anthony Joseph Ramon of Gilroy as the suspect and the Santa Clara County district attorney filed a charge of lewd and lascivious acts on a minor.
  • Ramon was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Santa Clara County Jail with bail set at $100,000.
  • The YMCA of Silicon Valley said it placed the employee on leave after learning of the allegation and pointed to its worker screening, background checks, and mandatory child-abuse training.
  • Police are asking anyone with information to contact detectives and are urging parents to talk with children about safe touch and to report any suspected abuse to law enforcement immediately as the case proceeds.