ICAC Cyber Tip Results in Arrest of Sonora Man on CSAM Allegations
SONORA, CA — May 1st 2026 — “In September 2025, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division received a cyber tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) task force related to a Tuolumne County resident engaged in the possession or distribution of Child Sexual Assault Material (CSAM), commonly referred to as Child Pornography.
During their investigation, detectives authored several search warrants to multiple communication and social media companies. Through the warrants, detectives found evidence of possession and distribution of Child Sexual Assault Material and identified the suspect as 32-year-old Christopher Joseph Torres of Sonora.
On April 28th, 2026, TCSO detectives contacted and arrested Torres at the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office. Torres was booked into the Dambacher Detention Center on charges related to the possession and distribution of CSAM.”
