Jacob Daniel Carothers, 38, is facing criminal charges in Orange County in connection with a lewd act on a child in the City of Newport Beach. Authorities believe there could be additional victims in Riverside County. Photo Courtesy of the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.Authorities are asking for the public’s help in identifying potential additional victims in the case of a San Jacinto man charged in Orange County with felony possession of child pornography and lewd acts with a child under the age of 14.
Jacob Daniel Carothers, 38, who worked as a U.S. Forest Service firefighter, is facing criminal charges in Orange County in connection with a lewd act on a child in the City of Newport Beach, but authorities believe there could be additional victims in Riverside County.
According to authorities, Carothers interacted with children as a volunteer at a school in the Hemet Unified School District and as a former coach at the Valley-Wide Sport Center in San Jacinto.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Newport Beach police Detective Kelley Maslin at 949-644-3776.
