On September 2, 2026, the Murrieta Police Department received a report that a 23-year-old man had sexually assaulted a juvenile female in July 2026. Detectives investigated the allegations and obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect, Reece Thomas Kennedy.
In the early morning hours of November 4, 2026, officers found Kennedy in his vehicle, which was parked along a roadway in an unincorporated area of Riverside County near Murrieta. When officers took Kennedy into custody, they found him with a second juvenile female who had not previously been identified in the investigation. Detectives determined that Kennedy allegedly had sexual contact with this juvenile shortly before officers arrived.
The juvenile was safely reunited with her parents. Investigators believe Kennedy used social media to contact both juveniles and arrange to meet them. Kennedy was arrested and booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center on the below listed charges.
Anyone with information about this investigation is asked to contact Detective Ferrulli at (951) 461-6404 or jferrulli@murrietaca.gov. Information may also be provided anonymously through the department’s website at www.murrietapolice.org.
The investigation remains ongoing. All persons arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Murrieta Police Dept. Press Release
