20-year Visalia fire engineer arrested on child pornography charges

VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Visalia occurrence technologist has been arrested connected kid pornography charges.

Detectives served an apprehension warrant Wednesday day for Ignacio Ruiz.

Ruiz is simply a 20-year seasoned with the Visalia Fire Department.

Investigators were tipped disconnected that Ruiz had exchanged and possessed kid intersexual maltreatment worldly by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Visalia Fire Chief Dan Griswold says Ruiz was placed instantly connected administrative permission pending the decision of the investigation.

"Public spot and assurance successful the Visalia Fire Department is indispensable and this substance volition beryllium investigated arsenic expediently arsenic possible," Griswold said.

Police accidental determination is presently nary grounds that immoderate crimes were committed by Ruiz during moving hours astatine the occurrence department.

Ruiz has been booked into the Tulare County pretrial facility.

The probe is ongoing.