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Rafael Orellana Deputy District Attorney
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Monday, December 13, 2021 12-122
Ventura Man Charged with Luring Minor and Disrupting School
VENTURA, California – District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced today that Dylan Patrick Thoele (DOB 02/03/92), of Ventura, was charged with going to a meeting he arranged with a minor for lewd purposes, contacting a minor with intent to commit lewd acts, and being a disruptive presence at a school.
On December 8, 2021, detectives with the Ventura Police Department arrested Thoele near Ventura High School.
Thoele appeared in Ventura County Superior Court on December 10, 2021, and his arraignment was continued to December 15, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. in courtroom 14. Thoele is currently in custody at the Ventura County Jail with bail set at $500,000.
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