Crime & Safety
New Molestation Charges Added to Case Against School Janitor
Astor pleads not guilty and now faces allegations from a total of five victims, according to the Contra Costa Times.
Ten additional counts were filed against a Mt. Diablo Unified School District custodian facing child molestation charges, according to the Contra Costa Times.
The counts include three additional alleged victims. However, a prosecutor declined to tell the paper Thursday whether the new victims attended local schools where John Astor, 44, worked.
Walnut Creek Police said in a Dec. 23 press release, just a day after the arrest was made, that two children associated with the initial charges were not students at any school where Astor worked.
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Astor now faces 20 felony charges of child molestation. The Times reports Astor pleaded not guilty on Thursday.
Astor is still in jail with bail raised to $3 million.
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