Registered sex offender out of Fresno arrested after contacting underage girls, deputies say

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A registered enactment offender from Fresno is backmost successful custody aft authorities accidental helium tried to put meetings with children for sex.

The Fresno County Sheriff's Office says the Central California Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested 27-year-old Fernando Ivan Delgadillo connected Wednesday.

An probe started successful February aft an serviceman astatine Sequoia Middle School was told 3 pistillate students were sent inappropriate messages by a antheral who besides tried to conscionable for sex.

Authorities rapidly identified Delgadillo arsenic the suspect, who has 3 erstwhile arrests for related crimes.

He was archetypal arrested successful 2020 during the undercover operation, "COVID Chat Down."

Delgadillo was presently retired connected bail for a akin transgression successful 2024 and had reported himself arsenic a transient.

He was arrested erstwhile again connected Wednesday astatine a location connected Green Avenue successful Dinuba.

Delgadillo was booked into the Fresno County Jail connected aggregate charges, including failing to registry his code arsenic a enactment offender.