Child predator operation leads to arrest of Sacramento-area man who worked in education
YUBA COUNTY – One of 14 suspects arrested during a child predator operation in Yuba County was an employee at the Sacramento County Office of Education and a special education technician at juvenile hall, authorities said Thursday.
The Yuba County Sheriff's Office announced that 14 men are suspected of engaging in illegal and explicit conversations with children over social media.
The suspects were arrested during a three-day undercover operation led by the sheriff's office and district attorney's office in Yuba County.
Deputies said in a statement the men are suspected of using social media sites to start "suggestive conversations" with people they believed were young girls.
After sending explicit messages and making arrangements to meet up with juveniles, the suspects were met by agents for various departments and arrested, deputies said.
A dozen of the suspects were charged in Yuba County while the remaining two were charged in Sacramento County.
One of the suspects, the Yuba County Sheriff's Office said, is Moises Cordero, a 39-year-old man from Rancho Cordova.
The sheriff's office said Cordero worked for the Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) and was a special education technician at juvenile hall.
SCOE said Cordero was employed there since 2004, most recently working as a special education technician at juvenile hall.
He was then placed on administrative leave immediately after SCOE received information that he was arrested, officials said.