Image via WikipediaLOS ANGELES – A 34-year-old day-care center operator was charged today with sexually molesting her godson after she was allegedly caught having sex with the young boy in a van, the District Attorney’s office announced.Chelsea McClelland, (dob 7-10-76), was arrested this morning by LAPD on a felony complaint for arrest warrant, said Deputy District Attorney Elena Abramson with the Sex Crimes Division. She is being held on $400,000 bail.
In case BA382249, McClelland is charged with four felony counts of lewd act on a child under 14. The alleged acts occurred between Dec. 1 and Dec. 17, 2010.
LAPD's West Bureau sexual assault detail initially arrested McClelland in December after investigating reports from residents in the Mid-City area. Residents reported suspicious activity involving a white van parked in their neighborhood. When police responded, they allegedly found McClelland and the boy, who had just turned 13, having sex in the van parked near the Santa Monica Freeway and La Brea Avenue.
Police completed a further investigation and the case was filed for warrant on March 21.
McClelland, who operates a day-care facility in South Los Angeles, is scheduled to be arraigned after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Foltz Criminal Justice Center, Department 30. If convicted, she faces up to 10 years in state prison.
