ROSEVILLE, Calif. — A Roseville real estate agent has been charged with repeatedly molesting children in his care dating back to the 1980s.
Police in Roseville said 61-year-old Steven Ellis Murray was arrested Tuesday after being charged last month with 42 counts of sexual assault of a child.
According to court records, the alleged abuse was committed between 1988 and 1993. Officer Rob Baquera, a police spokesman, declined to discuss the investigation, saying it's ongoing.
However, he says Murray's job as a real estate agent and his civic volunteer work have nothing to do with the current case.
The San Joaquin County Sheriffs Office conducted a special operation to catch child sexual predators. They used 5 officers to act as juveniles after posting on 5 sex websites and apps. They would then communicate back and forth with the men looking to hook up with a boy or girl. In some cases, the "john" trying to hook-up wanted to talk on the phone.
