A 41-year-old Soledad man, identified as Justin Leblanc, was arrested on the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 10, after Soledad police said he followed and recorded female students from Soledad High School over several weeks for sexual gratification.
At about 4:13 pm on Thursday, Soledad Police officers responded to a report of an adult male following a female juvenile and recording her. Officers were given a description of the suspect vehicle, a white 2024 Toyota SUV.
Soledad police later located the vehicle in the 600 block of Front Street, where Leblanc was in the vehicle.
According to Soledad police, Leblanc admitted during the investigation to recording female students from Soledad High School. Officers said additional evidence indicated that several students had been recorded over a period of weeks for unlawful purposes.
Leblanc is currently booked at the Monterey County Jail and the investigation remains ongoing.
The Soledad Police Department notified the Soledad Unified School District after determining that students had allegedly been followed and recorded.
Soledad Police are asking anyone who believes they or someone they know may have been followed or recorded by Leblanc to contact Detective Emmanuel Estrada at (831) 223-5006 or the non-emergency dispatch at (831) 755-5111.