Crime & Safety
Hayward Child Sex Abuse Suspect Among 205 Arrested In Nationwide FBI Sweep
During a raid in Oct. 2023, authorities said they recovered over 1,000 files containing child sexual abuse materials on Contreras' devices.
May 8, 2025
A Hayward man accused of possessing child sex abuse material was among more than 200 people arrested in a nationwide operation targeting alleged child predators, the FBI announced Wednesday.
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According to the agency's San Francisco field office, 34-year-old Erik Antonio Contreras was arrested on April 30. The FBI said Contreras allegedly expressed a desire to engage in sexual conduct with a 12-year-old girl in late 2023.
During a raid in Oct. 2023, authorities said they recovered more than 1,000 files containing child sexual abuse materials on Contreras' devices.
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FBI agents arrest Erik Antonio Contreras of Hayward as part of Operation Restore Justice on April 30, 2025. Contreras is accused of possessing child sex abuse material/FBI/CBS Bay Area
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