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South Coast Man Accused Of Assaulting Teens

A Santa Barbara County man has been arrested after detectives say he was giving teens alcohol and drugs, and then sexually assaulting them. Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s investigators say Louie Peteque of Santa Barbara would become friends with the teens, invite them into his home, and then assault them after they became intoxicated.

They say they documented two separate incidents late last year, and are looking for more potential victims. The 49 year old man is facing charges ranging from lewd acts with a child to sexual battery.

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.