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Santa Maria, Calif. – Sheriff’s detectives have arrested 64-year-old Mark Pearse, and his 34-year-old son Allen Pearse from Santa Maria for lewd acts committed against a child. Allen Pearse was also arrested for rapes committed against three additional females.
This investigation began in January 2024, when deputies received the initial report from a female adult survivor who was a juvenile when the crimes occurred. The crimes began around 2009 and occurred at the Los Pinos Apartments in Orcutt, near Winter Road and Orcutt Road. In January 2025, deputies identified an additional survivor who reported Allen had raped her. In February 2025, detectives identified two additional survivors who also reported Allen had raped each of them.