The Kern County Sheriff's Office Special Victims Unit has been conducting an ongoing decoy operation over the past few months with the goal of apprehending those seeking to sexually victimize minors. Undercover detectives, posing as minor children on various applications and websites, were contacted and solicited by individuals interested in the sexual exploitation of minors.
The following people were arrested for the charges of:
PC 288.3(a) - Contacting a minor with the intent to perform lewd acts
PC 288.4(a)(1) - Arranging a meeting with a minor for lewd acts
PC 288.4(b) - Meeting with a minor with the intention of performing lewd acts
Jamal Marshall
DOB: 8/31/1987
Cesar Ruiz
DOB: 5/22/1988
Rodrigo Herrera
DOB: 1/14/1993
Rolando Chavez
DOB: 11/16/1985
Gustavo Madera-Venancio
DOB: 10/21/1978
Ismael Chavira
DOB: 8/29/2002
Luis Perez
DOB: 7/16/1993
Original source can be found here.
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