OAKLAND — Alameda County prosecutors have charged an El Dorado Hills man with sexually abusing a 15-year-old girl after the two met through a mutual acquaintance, court records
Jitendra Berera, 56, was charged with statutory rape, committing a lewd act on a child and oral copulation of a person under 16, court records show. He was arrested on July 17, released from jail and charged on July 24, court records show. He remains out of custody.
The alleged crimes were discovered when the victim’s boyfriend overheard a lewd conversation between her and Berera, and notified her mother, who then called police, authorities said.
Investigators reportedly reviewed the girl’s phone records and chat logs and found evidence Berera paid her $100 for a sexual encounter, and that she told him he was a minor. They also found messages telling her “that he wanted to see her, indicating his desire to have sexual relations with her again,” a police investigator wrote in court filings.
When Berera was arrested, he reportedly acknowledged knowing the girl but denied knowing she was underage. Police say the two had multiple encounters dating back to last year, including at a hotel in the East Bay. She reportedly knew him as “Jason” but he was saved in her phone as “Foot Freak,” according to authorities.
Originally Published: July 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM PDT
Man charged with sexually abusing East Bay girl he allegedly paid for sex
