FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (FOX26) — The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says a Fresno man has been arrested in connection with an online child exploitation investigation.
Investigators say they served a search warrant to a home in the area of Mariposa Street and Michigan Avenue Thursday, that was part of an investigation into suspected online child exploitation.
Authorities say detectives received information that 26-year-old Mario Angel Dominguez was engaged in sexually explicit conversations with a minor and had shared inappropriate images with her.
Investigators also say he was attempting to arrange an in-person meeting with the girl for sexual purposes.
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Detectives contacted Dominguez at the home, and seized electronic devices for further forensic analysis, before placing him under arrest.
He has since been booked into the Fresno County Jail on felony charges of arranging to meet a minor for sex and sending harmful material to a minor.
His bail is set at $45,000.
The investigation remains active.
Officials say they believe there may be additional victims who have not yet come forward or may be hesitant to report what happened.
Anyone with information related to the case is asked to contact Detective Fernando Rosario at (559) 760-6282.
Anonymous tips can also be made through Valley Crime Stoppers at (559) 498-7867 or online at valleycrimestoppers.org.
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