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A six week investigation by a Los Angeles County Cyber Crimes Task Force has culminated in the arrest of five suspects in a wide ranging case involving the possession and distribution of child pornography over the Internet.

On Wednesday October 23, 2013, and Thursday October 24, 2013, task force members served search warrants at homes in South Los Angeles, Palmdale and Fullerton, and businesses in the Cities of Baldwin Park, and Whittier. Evidence linking the suspects to the distribution of child pornography was recovered from each of the locations.

The first four suspects who were arrested are identified as 19-year-old Rolando Garcia of South Los Angeles, 43-year-old Mario Aburto of West Covina, 72-year-old Jon Johnson of Fullerton, and 53-year-old Soraya Solimano of Palmdale. Rolando Garcia, Mario Aburto and Jon Johnson were arrested for suspicion of possessing and distributing child pornography. Soraya Solimano was arrested for suspicion of possessing a controlled substance.

A fifth suspect, 52-year-old Gregory MacClean of Palmdale, was arrested Friday morning (10/25/13) for possession and distribution of child pornography. Suspect MacClean had previously fled when investigators attempted to contact him at his workplace in Whittier, and then failed to show up at a pre-arranged meeting with investigators. He then turned himself in on Friday.

The Los Angeles County Cyber Crimes Task Force consists of Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies, as well as members of the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This investigation was conducted with the assistance of the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force. ICAC was started by the United States Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, in 1998. Its primary goals are to provide state and local law enforcement agencies with the tools to prevent Internet crimes against children, to encourage multi-jurisdictional cooperation, and to educate law enforcement, parents, and teachers. The ICAC task force seeks to identify distributors of child pornography on the Internet, whether delivered on-line or solicited on-line and distributed through other channels, and to apprehend sexual predators who solicit victims on the Internet through chat rooms and other methods. Currently all fifty states participate in ICAC.

In this case, investigators proactively sought out persons offering to distribute child pornography on the Internet. Once sources were identified, investigators then actively downloaded videos and photos from the sources. After confirming it was illegal child pornography, investigators determined the locations from which the images were distributed, then linked them to the suspects who were doing the distributing. The arrests followed. The investigation is continuing.

Hundreds of photos and videos of children between 1 and 16 years old engaged in sex acts with adults were recovered by investigators. There is an ongoing effort to identify and help the children who are victims of these crimes, and who are believed to be located throughout the world.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Detective John Howard at 818-576-8884. Or if you wish to remain Anonymous, call “LA Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org

Website: Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task-Force – Making the Internet a Safer Place
https://www.icactaskforce.org/Pages/Home.aspx

Internet Safety Resources for Parents, Educators and Children
https://www.icactaskforce.org/Pages/isafety.aspx


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Leroy D. Baca, Sheriff
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