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RIVERSIDE, CA – The Riverside Police Department’s Sexual Assault/Child Abuse (SACA) Unit is continuing its investigation into a series of historical sexual abuse cases and is seeking assistance from the public.

The investigation began on September 23, 2025, following a report of past abuse. Detectives have since identified four additional victims. The incidents are reported to have occurred approximately 25 years ago, involving children residing in the Casa Blanca neighborhood.

Suspect Information -

Following a thorough investigation, detectives identified 62-year-old Christopher James Ray Sr, a Casa Blanca resident, as the suspect. On February 10, 2026, Ray was arrested on multiple felony sexual abuse charges and is currently being held at the Robert Presley Detention Center.

Call for Information -

Detectives believe there may be additional victims or individuals with information pertinent to this case. Anyone who may have been victimized by Christopher James Ray Sr. or who has relevant information is urged to come forward.

Direct Contact: Detective Jennifer Cappelen at 951-353-7950 or JCappelen@riversideca.gov

Anonymous Tips: You may provide information anonymously by using the “Send a Message” feature on the Riverside Police Department’s Atlas 1 mobile app, available for download on Apple and Android devices.

Riverside, CA 1988. Sara Kay Keesling was reported missing by her mother on September 29, after refusing to go to her father’s house for court mandated visitation. Two weeks later, on October 13, Sara’s body was found at an illegal dump site less than 5 miles from her father’s house, buried in trash and rotting garbage. Despite the location of her body, her manner of death was ruled undetermined and her case was not investigated as a homicide in 1988.

To this day, Sara’s case remains unsolved. There was very little investigation into her death in 1988.

Does anyone in the Riverside area remember Sara Keesling? Her childhood friends are desperate to know what really happened to Sara, and who is responsible for her death. Any information at all, no matter how seemingly insignificant, could be useful.

If anyone has any information about the death of Sara Keesling, or details about her life while she was alive, please call the Riverside Region Cold Case Homicide Team at (951) 955-0070.