Anthony Robert Chau, a 28-year-old Rowland Heights man who worked with students in Orange County, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of distributing child pornography by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, according to the O.C. Register.
Chau came to the attention of detectives during an operation that was not specifically targeting him but targeting people who trade child pornography online, Wegener said. It did not appear that Chau manufactured any of the footage he distributed, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.
Chau worked as a program leader and tutor for THINK Together, a nonprofit organization based in Santa Ana that provides resources for young students, since February of 2016. The schools where Chau worked and parents of students he may have tutored were notified by the organization’s leaders and law enforcement of the arrest.
The allegations do not include charges of physical abuse.
Chau worked at elementary and middle schools in Los Angeles and Orange counties, including the Orange Unified School District and Tustin Unified School District.
Chau is now facing charges of felony distribution of child pornography. He was released after posting bail, set at $20,000. He is due in court on May 23.
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A Civilian Investigator from the Santa Ana Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force learned that Ricardo Adrian Juarez-Pacheco, 36, was downloading and distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) over the Internet. On November 29, 2022, Detectives from the Santa Ana Police Department and Special Agents from Homeland…
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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions.
When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions.
When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
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