Central California ICAC Task Force

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ARREST MADE 'WOULD-BE' SEXUAL PREDATOR Detectives with the Central California Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force & Homeland Security Investigation have arrested 39 year old John Plappert of Stockton. He has been booked into the Fresno County Jail and faces charges related to arranging to meet with a minor to engage in sex. His bail is set at $35,000. As part of their regular duties, ICAC detectives monitor social media platforms for potential sexual solicitat...ions toward children. In this case, John Plappert unknowingly contacted an undercover detective. Plappert began inquiring about whether the undercover detective had access to children. Plappert then expressed a desire to rape a 9 year old child (girl) while the undercover detective watched. The 6’0, 305 lb. Plappert requested to meet with the child in Fresno. Detectives agreed, arrived at a predetermined location Wednesday 10/14/20 to met with the man, who had driven from two hours away, and arrested him. No actual child was ever used or placed into danger during this operation. See more

On 10/01/2020, members of the Central California ICAC team and Homeland Security Investigations special agents served a warrant on the 5200 block of W. Sussex Way in the City of Fresno. Suspect Matthew De La Cerda was arrested on possession of child pornography and booked into the FCJ.

David Allen Finley 22 of Fresno was arrested on 08/27/2020 pursuant to an investigation that began in the City of Fresno on 07/24/2020. On that date, Suspect Finley had connected on the Snapchat application with a 12 year old female child. He began communicating with the child, who told Finley she was 15 years old. Despite this knowledge, Finley sent images of his genitals to the child and insisted she send him pornographic images of herself. Finley coordinated with the chil...d to pick her up at her residence at 0100 hours to engage in sexual activity with her. At this time the child told Finley that she was only 12 years old. When Finley arrived, he was taken into custody. Pursuant to search warrants to his cell phone and to Snap Inc. evidence tying Finley to the suspect account and to the account activity as it related to the victim was location. Finley was arrested on this case and interviewed. In his interview, Finley claimed account ownership and activity. See more

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