A 28-year-old was arrested Thursday morning after police say he made inappropriate contact with two girls within the last two weeks.
Christian Mercado-Velez is facing charges of molestation of a child and aggravated assault-victim under the age of 15, said Sgt. Matt Ronstadt, a Tucson Police Department spokesman.
The first incident was reported July 18 when a man reportedly approached a young girl inside of a store near North Oracle and West Wetmore roads, Ronstadt said in a news release.
The suspect approached the girl when she was separated from her family and fled after making contact with her, he said.
On July 26, someone filed a police report when a man approached a girl inside of another store.
The girl was near her family, but they were distracted.
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The suspect also fled after making contact with the girl.
The suspect description from both incidents were similar.
Both of the victims were under age 10.
Mercado-Velez was expected to be booked into Pima County jail Thursday evening.
