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Man arrested for molestation at Typhoon Lagoon

A registered sex offender is facing new child sex allegations. The LYNX exmployee is accused of molesting girls at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon.

Orange County deputies say 39-year-old Moses Velasquez inappropriately touched two young girls in the park's wave pool.

"They were actually described as being punched or struck very hard in their private area, in their groin," said Orange County Det. Harley Hall. "These incidents all occurred during the actual wave, one of the larger waves that Disney sends down. The suspect would be near them in the wave, and then while the wave was going through was when the attack would happen."

The victims, who are cousins ages 12 and 13, reported the crime and Velasquez was arrested. He's charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious molestation and was convicted of lewd and lascivious battery 10 years ago.

"He's not currently under any sex offender probation, so he was very few limitations on his whereabouts," said Hall.

A 16-year-old girl also reported that Velasquez molested her in the water, but Hall says deputies didn't have enough evidence to substantiate her claim.

Valesquez's wife was with him at the water park, but investigators say she didn't report seeing anything suspicious.

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