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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A 32-year-old U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant was arrested aft the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says helium was contacting minors for enactment portion helium was moving arsenic a subject recruiter successful Fresno.
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says detectives arrested 32-year-old Philip Rodriguez of Palmdale. The probe into Rodriguez began successful February 2024 aft detectives learned astir his actions portion helium was assigned to enactment successful Fresno arsenic a recruiter for the Marine Corps.
As portion of his duties, officials accidental helium was interacting with minors who were funny successful joining the U.S. Military. Rodriguez would allegedly nonstop inappropriate pictures to a imaginable pistillate recruit. As the probe progressed, detectives discovered Rodriguez had done the aforesaid happening with 2 different pistillate minors, officials say.
Detectives secured an apprehension warrant for Rodriguez, and helium was arrested astatine Camp Pendleton successful San Diego County connected Thursday.
Rodriguez was booked into the Vista Detention Facility successful San Diego County and was aboriginal released aft posting bond. He faces felony charges of contacting minors for the intent of sex, possession of kid intersexual maltreatment worldly (CSAM), and sending harmful substance to minors.
Rodriguez is owed to look successful Fresno County Superior Court connected Nov. 25.
