California Man Sought On
Charges For Sex Tourism
in Costa Rica
U.S. authorities are
looking for a
61-year-old Orinda man
accused of traveling
repeatedly to Costa Rica
to engage in sex acts
with a child and of
possessing pornographic
pictures of her, the
U.S. Attorney's office
announced today.
Leonard Auerbach was
charged with "sex
tourism" in connection
with more than three
dozen trips to Costa
Rica from 2003 to 2007.
Federal agents who
searched Auerbach's home
found pornographic
computer photographs of
a 12-year-old child.
Agents also quoted from
secretly-recorded
conversations in which
Auerbach refers to
having sex with his
"girlfriend," according
to an affidavit filed by
the U.S. Attorney Joseph
Russoniello.
Auerbach failed to
appear in court on April
9 for arraignment and is
considered a fugitive.
He faces up to 60 years
in prison, the U.S.
attorney's office
said.Authorites are
looking for a
61-year-old Orinda man
accused of traveling
repeatedly to Costa Rica
to engage in sex acts
with a child and of
possessing pornographic
pictures of her, the
U.S. Attorney's office
announced today.
Leonard Auerbach was
charged with "sex
tourism" in connection
with more than three
dozen trips to Costa
Rica from 2003 to 2007.
Federal agents who
searched Auerbach's home
found pornographic
computer photographs of
a 12-year-old child.
Agents also quoted from
secretly-recorded
conversations in which
Auerbach refers to
having sex with his
"girlfriend," according
to an affidavit filed by
the U.S. Attorney Joseph
Russoniello.
Auerbach failed to
appear in court on April
9 for arraignment and is
considered a fugitive.
He faces up to 60 years
in prison, the U.S.
attorney's office said. |
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