AN IMMIGRATION DETAINER ON HIM. WE HAVE OTHER NEWS RIGHT NOW. FAIRFIELD MAN IS FACING HATE CRIME CHARGES TONIGHT AFTER POLICE SAY THAT A STUDENT WAS ATTACKED ON HER WAY TO SCHOOL. THIS HAPPENED YESTERDAY MORNING ON DAHLIA STREET. THAT’S NEAR FAIRFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. POLICE SAY THAT THE STUDENT WAS ATTACKED BY 37 YEAR OLD VICTOR CHAVEZ. INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT CHAVEZ USED VULGAR, RACIST LANGUAGE BEFORE ASSAULTING THAT GIRL. A NEIGHBOR SAYS SHE SAW WHAT HAPPENED AND GOT THE GIRL TO SCHOOL, AND THEN SHE IMMEDIATELY REPORTED THE CRIME. CHAVEZ WAS EVENTUALLY FOUND AND ARRESTED THIS MORNING. HE’S BEEN CH
Fairfield man, 37, arrested on hate crime charges after teen girl assaulted while walking to school
Updated: 5:15 PM PDT Oct 23, 2025
A 37-year-old Fairfield man has been arrested and faces hate crime charges in connection with the assault of a teen girl who was walking to school, police said.Fairfield High School staff were alerted after the attack on Wednesday and school resource officers responded to assist the victim, police said. Investigators determined the student was walking near the 300 block of Dahlia Street when the man, identified as Victor Viera Chavez, confronted her with “vulgar, race-based language before physically assaulting her, reportedly due to her perceived immigration status.”A witness helped the girl to school and Fairfield police launched a hate crime investigation. Police’s Youth Services Unit detained Chavez the next morning as he was leaving his home. He was booked for assault, child endangerment and hate crime charges.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
A 37-year-old Fairfield man has been arrested and faces hate crime charges in connection with the assault of a teen girl who was walking to school, police said.
Fairfield High School staff were alerted after the attack on Wednesday and school resource officers responded to assist the victim, police said.
Investigators determined the student was walking near the 300 block of Dahlia Street when the man, identified as Victor Viera Chavez, confronted her with “vulgar, race-based language before physically assaulting her, reportedly due to her perceived immigration status.”
A witness helped the girl to school and Fairfield police launched a hate crime investigation.
Police’s Youth Services Unit detained Chavez the next morning as he was leaving his home. He was booked for assault, child endangerment and hate crime charges.
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