A 20-year-old Renton male was charged at King County Superior Court Aug. 7 with one count of child molestation in the first degree, according to court documents.
Melyvn Bravo-Flores will be arraigned on Aug. 19 at the Seattle courthouse, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney Office’s press secretary.
Redmond police officers arrested the defendant at his residence Aug. 5 for investigation of child molestation charges at the La Petite Academy in Redmond. He was booked into King County Jail, where he remains with bail set at $100,000.
In an earlier report, Redmond Police Department (RPD) public information officer Becky Range said on July 15, a staff member at the academy, located at 8675 161st Ave. N.E., notified police that a family reported child molestation allegations involving a staff member and a 5-year-old child. The academy immediately put the staff member, who wasn’t yet identified by the Reporter, on administrative leave.
Court documents note that the victim reported the offense to her mother, and a forensic child interviewer spoke with the victim to gather more details about what occurred. The forensic child interviewer also spoke to a teacher, who said she observed the defendant tuck the victim into her cot on several occasions, according to documents.
On Aug. 5, Redmond police notified Renton police they were in their jurisdiction and were making the arrest, which occurred without incident, Range said.
