LASD officer charged with sexual abuse of 13-year-old girl

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LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has been charged with sexually abusing a 13-year-old girl in his Cudahy home, prosecutors announced Wednesday.

Bryan Cardoso, 30, is accused of attacking the girl on June 13, 2020, according to prosecutors. What connection he has to the girl is unclear.

He was charged with one count of sexual assault of a child under the age of 14. His arraignment is scheduled for November 8 in downtown Los Angeles. He remains free on $100,000 bail.

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According to the public prosecutor's office, the crime involved “serious violence, serious bodily harm, the threat of serious bodily harm and other acts that demonstrate a high degree of cruelty, malice and callousness.”

If convicted, Cardoso faces up to eight years in prison, prosecutors said.

“I am deeply shocked and outraged by the egregious attack on an innocent 13-year-old girl by someone entrusted with protecting our community. This child suffered an unimaginable breach of trust,” District Attorney George Gascón said in a statement. “The alleged actions of this deputy are reprehensible and unacceptable.”