Ventura County Sheriff's Department

(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (W)itnesses Address Age
(S) McEnnan, James Edward Agoura Hills 29

Sheriff’s investigators arrested a 29-year-old Agoura Hills man at his home while executing a search warrant related to the man’s sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl.

James McEnnan met the victim, who was 13 at the time, while working as an instructor at a youth camp in the Conejo Valley in 2007. McEnnan began a sexual relationship with the girl in November 2007. The relationship continued until the investigation began last week. During the relationship, McEnnan sent sexually explicit videos of himself to the victim on several occasions.

McEnnan was booked at the East County Sheriff’s Station in Thousand Oaks on charges that include continuous sexual abuse of a child, oral copulation of a person under the age of 14, and sending harmful matter via the Internet.

In addition to being an instructor at a youth camp, McEnnan is employed as a tutor specializing in teaching classes to children in the entertainment industry. Because of his position of trust and access to children, investigators are concerned that there may be other victims.

Investigators are asking for the public’s help in identifying anyone who may have been a victim of similar crimes by McEnnan. Anyone with information about McEnnan’s activities can contact Detective Greg Tougas of the sexual assault unit at (805)371-8397.

McEnnan is being held in lieu of $100,000.00 bail.