SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. — A 23-year-old man faces child molestation and burglary charges after allegedly breaking into a Bothell apartment and sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl.
Charges were filed Sept. 12 in Snohomish County District Court.
Kevin Mendoza Montoya broke into an apartment at the Bailey Farm Apartment Complex and went into the bedroom of two children, court documents say. Montoya assaulted the girl and then left her bedroom when the other child woke up, probable cause documents say.
According to court documents, Montoya had been seen there and reported several times over the last year, including as recently as the end of July. That includes being arrested for burglary and voyeurism last October.
The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office (SCSO) responded, and they learned that a similar incident at that same apartment complex had occurred in the past. They identified that suspect as a person of interest in their investigation.
A neighbor at the apartment complex reached out to law enforcement, informing them that they were the victim of an attempted burglary by the suspect in the past year. The neighbor said she reviewed her surveillance camera footage and identified a man, who she believed to be the same suspect, walking by the back door of her residence at around midnight that night.
On Sept. 9, detectives working on the case learned where Montoya was staying and used a ruse to verify that he was currently at that location. Deputies responded and took him into custody on a warrant of second-degree trespass.
Montoya made his first appearance in court on Sept. 10, where bail was set at $500,000.
Helen Smith and Mia Hunt contributed to this report.
