Newark Man Arrested Following Child Pornography Probe: Police

Newark CA

16 June, 2022

1:27 PM

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NEWARK, CA — A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography as well as an illegal firearm, Newark police said. Jesus Mendoza Medina was arrested on June 8 after police received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. When investigators served a warrant at a home in the 5000 block of Souza Avenue, they also found several firearms, including one that was a personally manufactured "ghost gun," police said. Mendoza Medina was booked into jail on suspicion of possession of obscene matter of a minor in a sexual act, illegal manufacturing of a firearm and illegal possession of an assault weapon, according to police. Copyright © 2022 Bay City News, Inc. All rights reserved. Republication, rebroadcast or redistribution without the express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. is prohibited. Bay City News is a 24/7 news service covering the greater Bay Area.