Victims Of Valley Man Suspected Of Luring Children Online Sought

BURBANK, CA — Detectives are looking for potential victims of a 37-year-old San Fernando Valley man suspected of targeting minors as young as 12 into sexual acts on social media.

Burbank police on Tuesday announced the March 7 arrest of Saul Alfaro, of Panorama City, on suspicion of enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. He was released from custody on March 12.

The arrest followed a weeks-long investigation involving Homeland Security Investigations and the Los Angeles and Burbank police departments. Police are urging potential victims to come forward this week.

"Several victims, some as young as 12 years old, have been identified in the Southern California area," the Burbank Police Department announced in a written statement.

According to investigators, Alfaro targeted minors through social media platforms using several aliases including:

• mr_jointz
• val.91503836
• 8o5_joeyy
• scv_joeyy1
• kim.9120123
• mia.7477289
• cfs3.99771776
• hugediktaylr.

Anyone with information about Alfaro’s involvement in similar cases, is urged to call the Burbank Police Department at 818-238-3210, or HSI Tip Line, at 866-347-2423 and referencethe “Saul Alfaro Investigation.”