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FILE PHOTO – Cells inside the Suffolk County Jail in Riverhead, New York on January 16, 2019. (Photo by J. Conrad Williams Jr./Newsday RM via Getty Images)

PACIFICA, California. – A Pacifica man accused of multiple sexual assaults in U.S. national parks has been arrested, Pacifica police said Saturday.

Jason Crist was arrested around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at his home. Crist is accused of sexually assaulting multiple victims at various national parks, according to Pacifica police.

Pacifica police said their investigation, along with the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office and the US National Park Service, into Crist began in January 2022.

They said they were able to identify several victims, but specific national parks were not specified.

In addition to national parks, some of the alleged attacks took place in Pacifica.

The 38-year-old man was booked into Maguire Correctional Center in Redwood City. He has since been released on $500,000 bond.