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Lynwood resident being held on $50,000 bail, police said.

COSTA MESA -- A man posing as a doctor was arrested for allegedly

molesting a 7-year-old boy and sexually assaulting his mother, police

said.

Juan Arnulfo Asuturias, 45, of Lynwood, was arrested Thursday and is

being held on $50,000 bail.

On Aug. 10, Asturias met the victim’s mother and told her he was a

doctor, which he is not, police said.

She told him that her son was suffering from a rash, and Asturias offered

to make a house call to examine him, according to police.

At 8 p.m. on Aug. 13, Asturias came to the Costa Mesa house and took the

boy into a room to examine him, police said.

Then, according to police, Asturias came out of the room and assaulted

the child’s mother and then left the home.

The mother called police the next day and reported the incident.

Costa Mesa police urge anyone else who has been assaulted by a man

claiming to be a doctor to call them at 714-754-5600.

-- Jessica Garrison