Porterville man arrested for possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material

FRESNO, Calif. -- The Porterville Police Department has arrested 21-year-old YZ Racar Hayes for possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material, arsenic good arsenic distributing the contented for money.

The probe began backmost connected August 14, 2024 erstwhile constabulary received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children telling them a Porterville nonmigratory uploaded a record containing the maltreatment material.

Officers received further tips aboriginal connected October 29 and November 7, 2024 telling them much files were uploaded from the aforesaid IP code arsenic the archetypal tip.

On Wednesday, detectives served a hunt warrant astatine Hayes' location connected Scarlett Oak Avenue successful Porterville.

Officers seized physics devices arsenic grounds and volition hunt them for immoderate different maltreatment material.

Hayes was booked into the Tulare County South County Detention Facility and is being held connected $100,000 bail.