Man suspected of assaulting boy in restroom turns himself in

A man suspected of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old boy in a restroom at a Valenica shopping mall turned himself in, authorities said Tuesday afternoon.

Casey Crockett, 25, allegedly assaulted the boy Monday in the restroom in a food court area at the Westfield Valencia Town Center Mall, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.

After the alleged assault, the boy's father confronted Crockett, and the two began fighting, the department said.

Crockett, who lives in Saugus, turned himself in Tuesday afternoon to deputies at the Santa Clarita sheriff's station.

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Photo: Casey Crockett. Credit: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department