Long Beach Police Department detectives arrested a man suspected of committing sex crimes against two different teen girls on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
LBPD detectives arrested 54-year-old James Earl Britt of Long Beach for two counts of oral copulation with a person under the age of 18, two counts of sexual battery, and two counts of annoying or molesting a child under the age of 18.
LBPD Sex Crimes detectives started investigating the reported sexual assault of a minor in February 2022. The suspect in the incident is believed to have been driving a 2005 Silver Volvo.
Police said the suspect coerced a 16-year-old female victim into entering his vehicle near Pacific Coast Highway and Temple Avenue before driving her to a separate location where he coerced her into performing sexual acts. The victim was eventually dropped off at another location.
According to LBPD, detectives identified Britt as the suspect in a similar crime against a 17-year-old female victim which occurred in May 2018. Britt is believed to have been driving a white Mercedes sedan during the 2018 incident.
Britt was arrested and booked into the Long Beach City Jail on a $100,000 bail.
LBPD said its detectives will be presenting their case to the District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration later this week.
