4 Arrests in Bay Area Online Child Abuse Heist

(KRON) – San Jose police said officers have arrested four men who were planning to commit sex crimes against children.

The department’s Internet Crimes Against Children/Child Exploitation Detail Task Force said they conducted a four-day investigation, from August 12 to 16, during which online communications occurred between the suspects arranging to meet a minor for sex.

The suspects arrested by the SJPD in this investigation are the following:

• Jonathan Nunez, 32, of Watsonville
• Carlos Mendez, 37, of Hayward
• Christopher Roark, 23, of Antioch
• Christopher Hus, 35, of Los Gatos

All suspects are being held in Santa Clara County Jail on crimes related to attempting to communicate with a minor for sexual purposes.

San Jose PD said that upon his arrest, Hus fled the area while detectives and special operations personnel attempted to apprehend him. Detectives subsequently obtained a warrant for Hus’ arrest. The suspect was later apprehended in Union City by the California Highway Patrol.

Anyone with information regarding this case or similar cases is asked to contact Detective Camarillo of the San Jose Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force at (408) 537-1381 or by email at [email protected].