A Number Of Guy Apprehended on Suspicion of Possessing, Distributing Child Porn Over Social Media in Riverside
Investigators were able to identify and arrest 5 guys in current months on suspicion of utilizing a number of social networks platforms to share images and videos that portrayed children who were being sexually made use of, according to the Riverside Cops Department.
The examination covered almost a year, authorities stated.
Armando Gonzalez (left), Christopher Rivers (center), and Juan Flores (ideal) apprehended by Riverside police.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children sent in ideas to Riverside authorities declaring that several people were utilizing platforms such as Instagram and Facebook to share child porn, the department said Friday in a Facebook post.
Once investigators recognized the suspects, they carried out search warrants at their houses and acquired evidence of kid pornography, according to the department.
Five of 6 guys were collared as a result of the searches and seizures.
Juan Flores, 25, was jailed for presumably sharing kid porn through Instagram in February.
Mark Tyler (left) and Leonardo Galvan (best) jailed by Riverside police.
Mark Tyler, 59, of Riverside was apprehended on suspicion of having and distributing kid porn online in April.
Armando Gonzales, 42, of Riverside was likewise arrested on suspicion of possessing and dispersing child pornography over the web.
Christopher Rivers, 28, of Riverside was recognized by detectives after a tip was shared by NCMEC in June. Rivers was detained on suspicion of sharing child pornography on Instagram.
Leonardo Galvan, 46, of Riverside was arrested in October on suspicion for possessing and dispersing kid porn on Facebook.
Eric Stiegelmeyer wanted on suspicion of having and distributing child pornography. (Credit: Riverside Cops Department)
Detectives are working to find another guy thought of committing similar crimes while on active responsibility with the Militaries, according to the department. Eric Stiegelmeyer, 24, was stationed at Camp Pendelton when he supposedly shared kid porn online. Riverside detectives dealt with the Naval Lawbreaker Private Investigators Service and Escondido cops in order to identify Stiegelmeyer as a suspect.
Stiegelmeyer had previous encounters with law enforcement in Escondido for comparable criminal activities, officials stated. He was released by the Marine Corps for an unknown factor prior to federal arrest warrants might be obtained.
Anyone with info about Stiegelmeyer’s whereabouts was urged to call Investigator Charlie Olivas at colivas@riversideca.gov, Investigator Stacie Onto at sontko@riversideca.gov or Investigator Paul Miranda at pmiranda@riversideca.gov.
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