CHP finds over 1,800 digital files of child porn. Sacramento County man arrested
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- CHP investigators seized devices with more than 1,800 child porn files in Carmichael.
- The CHP said evidence showed tens of thousands of illicit files were downloaded.
- The arrested man has been released from the jail on his own recognizance.
California Highway Patrol investigators arrested a 61-year-old man last week at his Sacramento County home after more than 1,800 digital files of child pornography were allegedly found on his electronic devices.
Members of the CHP’s Computer Crimes Investigation Unit served a search warrant on Friday at the Carmichael man’s home and seized electronic devices containing child sexual abuse material, commonly referred to as child porn.
The investigators discovered evidence that tens of thousands of files containing the illicit material had been downloaded, the CHP said Monday in a news release.
The CHP’s team investigates computer-facilitated crimes and provides digital forensic support to law enforcement agencies throughout California. The team conducts child exploitation investigations, focusing on people who download or distribute large volumes of child sexual abuse material.
The CHP said the Carmichael man was questioned by investigators and later booked at the Sacramento County Main Jail on charges related to child porn possession.
Custody records show the arrested man has since been released from the jail on his own recognizance. Sacramento Superior Court records showed prosecutors had not yet formally filed a criminal case against him.
