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Detectives Seek Central Coast Man In Connection With Multiple Child Molestations

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's detectives released this photo of David Paul Wilson, who is being sought on an areest warrant for child molestation
(SLO County Sheriff's Office photo)
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's detectives released this photo of David Paul Wilson, who is being sought on an areest warrant for child molestation

Investigators say incidents span several years

Central Coast authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding a man they say is a serial predator targeting children.

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s detectives say they received a report in February of a child being molested. While investigating, they say they found more victims who reported being molested by the same man over a several year long period.

The investigators identified David Paul Wilson of San Luis Obispo as the man responsible for the attacks. They say he’s lived in both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, and think cujrrently in hiding.

Detectives have an arrest warrant for the 38-year-old man. They believe he found some of his victims through relationships with single mothers.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral.