Two 10 year-olds fondled in arcade

Managers at Dave & Buster’s at Westfield Santa Anita mall chased down, caught and detained a 31 year-old Monterey Park man moments after two 10 year-old boys reported that the man had fondled them in the restroom of the restaurant/arcade, according to Arcadia Police. Update Nov. 12: The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office charged Kwan Yven Chow (dob 10/02/83) Nov. 12 with two counts of with sexually molesting two 10-year-old boys on Nov. 8 and Nov. 10, according to the D.A.’s office. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Nov. 13 at the Los Angeles County Superior Court in Pasadena, Department D, in case GA095202. Prosecutors will ask that his bail be set at $1.2 million. Chow is charged with two counts of lewd act on a child under 14 with a special allegation that there are multiple victims. If convicted, he faces up to life in state prison. The case remains under investigation by the Arcadia Police Department.

The Arcadia Police report Nov. 11: On November 10, 2014, at approximately 6:44 P.M., officers of the Arcadia Police Department were dispatched to the Westfield Mall located at 400 S. Baldwin Avenue on a report of a sexual battery involving a minor. The officers also received information the suspect was being detained by mall security personnel.

Preliminary investigation determined the victim was a 10-year-old male, who was fondled by the suspect while in the restroom of the “Dave & Busters.” The victim notified his mother soon after the incident had occurred. The mother chased the suspect as he left the restroom, which alerted the business managers of Dave & Busters. The managers resumed the chase and caught up with the suspect and detained him. Mall security personnel responded and detained the suspect until the police arrived. The suspect was identified by the victim and was placed under arrest for a violation of California Penal Code Section –288(a)—Lewd Act with a Child (under 14).

Kwan Chow

The suspect was identified as Kwan Chow, 31-years-old, of Monterey Park. He was transported to the Arcadia City jail for booking and was transferred to the Los Angeles County Inmate Reception Center for housing. Chow’s bail is currently set at $200,000.00.

Through the course of the investigation, detectives have identified an additional 10-year-old male victim who was also fondled in the restroom at Dave & Busters. Chow has also been identified as the suspect in this case. Detectives are looking for additional victims who may have experienced similar circumstances in or around the men’s bathroom at Dave & Busters within the recent past.