Gary Evan Friley, 18, a resident of Arrowbear, has entered a not guilty plea to a charge of sex crimes against a juvenile under 10 years old. (File Photo)
By G. T. Houts
UPDATE: Friday, April 24 – 7:54 a.m.
San Bernardino, CA – A plea of not guilty to all charges has been entered by 18-year-old Gary Evan Friley from Arrowbear to a single felony court of sexual penetration involving a juvenile under 10 years old.
Friley — who was arraigned by Judge William Jefferson Powell via video from the West Valley Detention Center — was denied release on his own recognizance and bail was set at $250,000.
NEXT COURT APPEARANCE
Judge Powell appointed the public defender and set a pre-preliminary hearing for 8:30 a.m. on Friday, May 1, at 8:30 a.m. in Department S-17.
ORIGINAL STORY
Twin Peaks, CA – An 18-year-old Arrowbear resident — identified by the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station as Gary Evan Friley — has been arrested for sex crimes against a juvenile under 10 years of age.
Gary Evan Friley (Booking Photo)
Friley is being held on $500,000 bail at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga. He is scheduled for video arraignment at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 23.
THE CASE
On Friday, April 3, the unidentified victim spent the night at a friend’s house, according to a press release issued by the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station.
During the sleepover the victim repotrtedly made statements about being touched inappropriately by an adult male. The victim’s mother was made aware of the statements and deputies were contacted.
Deputy Miller responded to the call and spoke to the victim and the victim’s mother at their church. The victim told Deputy Miller a neighbor, later identified by authorities as Friley, had allegedly forced the victim to orally copulate him. The victim also reported being sodomized by Friley.
The victim took Deputy Miller to where the assaults occurred, which was near the victim’s home located in a wooded area on some abandoned couch cushions. The location was documented and evidence was collected from the scene.
After the initial interview with the victim, Detective Camacho took over the investigation. Detective Camacho arranged for the victim to be seen at the children’s assessment center where a forensic interview and medical examination were conducted.
INTERVIEW AND ARREST
On Tuesday, April 21, at approximately 8:58 a.m., Detective Camacho contacted Friley at his residence in the 2300 block of Blue Jay Lane in Arrowbear. Friley cooperated with Detective Camacho and agreed to go to the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s sub-station located in Running Springs for an interview.
Following the interview, Detective Camacho believed there was sufficient evidence to charge Friley with a crime.
Friley was taken into custody at the sub-station and transported to the West Valley Detention Center where he was booked for PC 288.7(b), oral copulation with a juvenile under 10 years old and PC 288(a), lewd and lascivious act with a child under 14.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SOUGHT
If you have further information regarding this case, or have been victimized by Friley, you are encouraged to call the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station at (909) 336-0600 to report it. (489)