Suspect arrested in Linda Vista child sex assault NBC 7 San Diego [Video]

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San Diego police have arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion he sexually assaulted a sleeping 5-year-old girl in her Linda Vista home, then tried to make his way into the same home days later, it was announced Monday.

Alejandro Jose Confesor was arrested at about 11:15 p.m. Sunday about a mile-and-a-half away from the home near Linda Vista Road and Mesa College Drive where a man entered through an unlocked door and “fondled” the girl around 1:45 a.m. Thursday, the San Diego Police Department said.

The girl screamed when she woke up, alerting her parents, SDPD Lt. Michael Swanson said.

SDPD said the man returned to the home days after the sexual assault. 

On Sunday, he returned to the home and was captured on surveillance cameras. The man entered the side yard and garage but failed to enter the home, …