Santa Maria police arrest man for seeking sex with minorJuly 29, 2026By JOSH FRIEDMANSanta Maria detectives arrested a 32-year-old man who allegedly arranged a meeting with someone believed to be a minor for the purpose of engaging in sex acts. On Tuesday, detectives arrested Luke Richard-David Rosado of Santa Maria, without incident. Authorities booked Rosado in the Santa Barbara County Northern Branch Jail on a felony charge of arranging to meet a minor for the purpose of committing a lewd act. Rosado was being held with his bail set at $100,000, according to the Santa Maria Police Department. Detectives believe there may be additional victims or individuals who had similar encounters with Rosado.