Man pleads not guilty to Santa Paula sex charges
Posted By Editor on Oct 14, 2011 4:20pm PDT
A 38-year-old man arrested by Santa Paula police on suspicion of sex crimes involving a child has pleaded not guilty, court records show.
Paul Anthony Bridges was booked into Ventura County jail Oct. 7 in connection with alleged crimes that occurred June 1, according to jail and court records.
Bridges was charged with two counts of committing a lewd act on a child, oral copulation of a person under 14, dissuading a witness from reporting a crime, and enhancements for substantial sexual contact, court records show. He pleaded not guilty to all of the charges and denied the enhancements.
Bridges remained in Ventura County jail this week in lieu of $1 million bail.
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