Crime & Safety
Sex With A Minor Sting: 4 Men Arrested After Arranging Meetups: PD
Police say the Bay Area men traveled from different cities to commit sex acts with a minor. Their online communications were with detectives
SAN JOSE, CA — Four Bay Area men have been arrested on suspicion of attempting to communicate with a minor with the intent to engage in sex acts, according to the San Jose Police Dept.
The suspects are Christopher Hus, 35, of Los Gatos; Carlos Mendez, 37, of Hayward; Jonathan Nunez, 32, of Watsonville; and Christopher Roark, 23, of Antioch.
A police department task force ran an operation that involved online communications from Aug. 12 - 16. According to police, each of the suspects arranged to meet with who they thought was a minor and traveled to a location for the purpose of engaging in sexual activities.
Three of the suspects were arrested at the arranged meeting locations in San Jose and booked into Santa Clara County Jail.
Police say that on Aug. 16, Hus fled when detectives and Special Operations personnel attempted to take him into custody. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant and, with the assistance of the California Highway Patrol, took him into custody in Union City.
Anyone with information about this or similar cases is asked to contact Detective Camarillo of the San Jose Police Department Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force via email: 4576@sanjoseca.gov or call 408-537-1381.
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