Antonio Chavez Accused of Sexually Abusing 3 Children at His Wife’s Riverside Daycare

Jul 12, 2024

Riverside’s Antonio Chavez Accused of Sexually Abusing 3 Children at His Wife’s Daycare

Antonio Robles Chavez, 65, of Riverside, California, was arrested last week on child sexual abuse charges after a police investigation.

Chavez is accused of sexually molesting three children at his wife’s daycare center – Chavez Family Daycare – located at the family’s home on the 18400 block of Blue Sky Street. He faces the following charges:

• Two counts of lewd acts on a child under 14 years old
• Sentence-enhancing allegations of taking advantage of a position of trust and targeting vulnerable victims

Police arrested Chavez on July 3 after receiving allegations that he sexually abused a 4-year-old girl at the daycare. Following the first complaint, Riverside Police Department officials began an investigation. After contacting other families whose children attended the daycare center, law enforcement officials identified two other victims that had been allegedly sexually abused by Chavez within the past three years while attending daycare at the home. The crimes were never disclosed, according to a report from KTLA.

The victims have not been publicly identified by investigators. Chavez has no documented prior felony convictions in Riverside County, according to a report from ABC 7.

Chavez was booked into the Robert Presley Detention Center in downtown Riverside. The daycare sexual abuse suspect is currently being held on $1 million bail.

Chavez pleaded not guilty during an arraignment Tuesday before Riverside County Superior Court Judge Gary Polk. A preliminary hearing has been tentatively scheduled for July 19 at the Riverside Hall of Justice. The hearing would “determine whether there’s sufficient evidence to bound the defendant over for trial,” ABC 7 said.

Chavez Family Daycare has been licensed by the California Department of Social Services since 2010. Police have filed a complaint with the state’s licensing body seeking suspension of operations.

Detectives with the Riverside Police Department’s Sexual Assault-Child Abuse unit have indicated that they believe there may be additional unidentified victims.

Anyone with information about a possible child sex crime committed by Antonio Chavez at Chavez Family Daycare is urged to contact Riverside police at 951-353-7945.

Child Sexual Abuse – An All-Too-Common Scourge

Research indicates that one in five girls and one in 20 boys in the United States will become victims of child sexual abuse. Sadly, this may actually be an underestimate, as children are often reluctant to come forward and report these types of crimes.

Childhood sexual abuse can have long-term effects on victims, with increased risk of:

• Low self-esteem
• Feelings of worthlessness
• Abnormal or distorted views of sex
• Difficulty securing gainful employment in adulthood
• Suicide

Additionally, a victim of child sexual abuse may become withdrawn and mistrustful of adults.

Survivors of this heinous crime can seek justice through civil lawsuits in an effort to punish the perpetrator to the fullest extent of the law – through financial damages in addition to any criminal charges that may be brought.

Free Riverside Child Sexual Abuse Lawyer Consultation

Dordulian Law Group’s (D Law Group) team of Riverside child sexual abuse lawyers is led by Sam Dordulian, an aggressive former prosecutor and Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County. Dordulian secured life sentences against countless sexual predators as a prosecutor, and today he fights on behalf of victims in civil court.

By filing your civil claim against Antonio Chavez and Chavez Family Daycare, you may be eligible for a settlement or verdict that includes various damages:

• Emotional trauma
• Pain and suffering
• Punitive damages
• Reduced quality of life
• Lost wages or reduced future earning capacity

Contact our top-rated team of expert sexual abuse attorneys online or by phone today to pursue justice and secure a financial award for damages.

A civil claim can be a means of securing justice on your family’s own terms. Contact the experienced team of Riverside sexual abuse lawyers at D Law Group today by calling 866-GO-SEE-SAM. Consultations are always free and confidential. And we work on a contingency basis, which means there is never any upfront fee or expense for our expert Riverside child sex abuse attorney representation. You pay nothing unless we recover a maximum financial damages award for your case.