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Millbrae man charged with repeated sexual assault of 11-year-old relative

PIX Now Thursday noon 6/1/23
PIX Now Thursday noon 6/1/23 08:34

MILLBRAE -- A Millbrae man was arrested for repeatedly molesting a young family member, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said Thursday.

Sheriff's detectives began investigating the case on April 17 after a report that an 11-year-old child had been sexually assaulted over the span of four months by a relative.

The sheriff's office identified the suspect as 42-year-old Di Li. Following a weeks-long investigation, detectives obtained a $2 million arrest warrant for Li and on Wednesday, he was located in San Francisco and arrested.

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Di Li  San Mateo County Sheriff's Office

Li was booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City on 20 counts of sexually molesting a child under 14 and aggravated sexual assault of a child.

The sheriff's office urged anyone who may have information about the case to please contact Det. Piper at 650-363-4062 JPiper@smcgov.org or Detective Pitts at 650-363-4060 Npitts@smcgov.org, or by using office's anonymous tip line at 1-800-547-2700.

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