A 34-year-old Camarillo man was arrested near his home June 18 after an investigation into child pornography.
Detectives with the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said they were alerted to James Castaneda by a tip from the nonprofit National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to a sheriff’s news release.
Sheriff’s detectives said their investigation showed that Castaneda had received and distributed child sexual abuse material on multiple social media sites. He was arrested and booked into Ventura County jail.
Castaneda was arrested on suspicion of felony possession of child pornography and distribution of child pornography, according to jail records. In another case, he is also facing a misdemeanor charge for criminal storage of a gun.
He is being held on $510,000 bail for both cases and is scheduled to appear in Ventura County Superior Court June 23, jail records show.
Sheriff’s investigators believe there could be additional victims who were known to Castaneda. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Detective Mitchell Peterson of at 805-384-4728.
This article originally appeared on Ventura County Star: Camarillo man faces charges for child porn after online tip
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