Man charged with upskirting a preteen in Dorchester

A Dorchester man was arraigned this week on a charge of indecent assault and battery on a person under 14 for creating a ruse to take a photo up an 11-year-old girl's skirt as she was on her way to school, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports.

Agustin Jaramillo, 28, was arraigned Monday in Dorchester Municipal Court, the DA's office reports, adding that Judge Thomas Kaplanes ordered him held because he couldn't come up with the $500 bail the judge set. Jaramillo is next scheduled for a court appearance on Sept. 24.

According to the DA's office, the girl was walking on Wainwright Street to get to a bus stop on June 6.

Jaramillo handed the juvenile a cord and asked her to help him tie a knot. He then bent down and told the girl he was going to pull up her sock. Jaramillo then used his cellphone to take a photo up the victim’s skirt and rubbed his hand against her leg. The girl described Jaramillo as in his 30s, with a mustache, carrying a white plastic shopping bag and wearing a black T-shirt and white shorts.

Investigators reviewed video from several area cameras and observed a man matching the description interact with the victim on Wainwright Street. Police distributed still photos of the suspect.

On June 27, investigators received a tip via Facebook Messenger identifying the man in the photos as Jaramillo. Police issued an arrest warrant for Jaramillo on June 29.

DA Kevin Hayden praised the girl for reporting the incident to school officials when she got to school that morning.

Innocent, etc.