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North Fork Man Arrested on Molestation Charges

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Credit: Madera County Sheriff's Department

Jose Burgos

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    Jose Burgos, shortly after he was arrested by Madera County Sheriff's deputies in North Fork.

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January 30, 2012 Updated Jan 30, 2012 at 5:54 PM PDT

(Press Release) A 31-year-old North Fork man is behind bars facing child molestation charges.

Madera County Sheriff's deputies arrested Jose Burgos who called the Sheriff’s Department shortly after 1:30 p.m. Monday afternoon, saying that he got drunk Saturday night and evidently assaulted a child at a home in North Fork. He said he thought she was someone else. He said he felt guilty about it and needed to speak with a deputy.

Deputies met with him at his home where he was taken into custody.

Jose Burgos remains behind bars at this hour booked on suspicion of molesting a child under the age of 14, and penetration of a foreign object. He currently remains jailed with bail set at $100,000.

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