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MARIPOSA, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A 58-year-old antheral was arrested Tuesday aft an probe successful Mariposa County revealed that helium allegedly had implicit 800,000 images and implicit 14,000 videos of kid intersexual maltreatment materials, the sheriff's bureau said.
Investigators described the fig of videos and images arsenic a "staggering" amount.
Deputies said connected April 15, the sheriff's bureau arrested 58-year-old Robert Brooks successful transportation with an extended kid maltreatment worldly investigation.
The apprehension stems from a hunt warrant executed successful September 2024 astatine a spot successful the Coulterville and Greeley Hill country of Mariposa County, deputies said.
According to deputies, 133 integer devices were seized from Brooks' home; archetypal investigations revealed that kid intersexual maltreatment worldly was recovered connected 25 of the devices.
The sheriff's bureau said implicit the pursuing months, determination was a associated probe involving them, the Central California Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Fresno Multi-Agency Digital Lab.
It was revealed that the forensic extraction and investigation of the devices discovered 14,649 videos and 886,169 images of kid intersexual battle material, according to the sheriff's office.
Brooks was arrested without incidental and is presently being held astatine the Mariposa County Jail with a bail acceptable astatine $50,000.
