Man, 28, arrested after arranging to meet 12-year-old girl for sex, West Sac PD says
A 28-year-old man was arrested this week by West Sacramento Police on suspicion of several sex crimes, including sending pornographic material to a 12-year-old girl and arranging to meet her for sex, the department said Tuesday.
Police arrested Taylor Lewis Gholar during a traffic stop around 2:45 a.m. Monday, West Sacramento PD said Tuesday in a news release.
Gholar was arrested and booked into Yolo County’s main jail in Woodland on charges of sending child pornography, annoying or molesting a minor, sending lewd matter to a minor and arranging to meet a minor for sexual interest, according to the news release.
The Police Department said investigators established probable cause for Gholar’s arrest, but no other details were released by authorities.
A Facebook profile for Gholar lists his job as a program manager at Sacramento City Unified School District.
Sacramento City Unified spokeswoman Catalina Martinez said Gholar is not an employee of the district but had worked for the district in 2016. Gholar was working at the after-school program at John Still Elementary School in Meadowview, which is run by the Rose Family Creative Empowerment Center, according to the school’s website.
School officials at the elementary school said Tuesday they would not comment on the investigation.
“We are extremely disturbed by these allegations and are working closely with law enforcement on this matter,” read a statement from the district. “We want our families to know that the safety and security of our students continues to be a top priority at our schools even when individuals are not district employees. We will continue to keep our community updated with as much information as possible while protecting the privacy of all involved.”
In a statement Thursday night, Rose Family Creative Empowerment Center executive director Jackie Rose said “we are saddened to hear that these allegations occurred.” A second statement was sent out later that night to read “profoundly saddened.”
The website states they operate programs in five Sacramento schools, providing homework help and afternoon snacks for more than 800 students, mostly in the Meadowview and Valley Hi communities.
“This could be my daughter,” prominent activist Berry Accius said. “We are not tolerating any sexual predators or pedophiles in our community.”
This story was originally published January 21, 2020 at 3:29 PM.
