DATE/TIME: Monday, August 19, 2024, at approximately 11:30am
INCIDENT: PC 288.2(a)(2) Distribute Harmful Matter to a Minor
PC 288.3(a) Contacting a Minor For Lewd Purpose
PC 288.4(a)(1) Arranging to Meet a Minor for the Purpose of Committing a Sex Crime
LOCATION: City of Yucaipa
SUSPECT: Robert Anthony Rodriguez, 29-year-old, resident of San Bernardino
SUMMARY: On August 19, 2024, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Specialized Investigations Division, Crimes Against Children Detail, concluded an undercover chat operation.
During the operation, Robert Anthony Rodriguez responded to a posting on an anonymous chat site by an undercover detective with the Crimes Against Children Detail. Rodriguez initiated a conversation with the detective, who was pretending to be a 13-year-old girl. Rodriguez arranged to continue communication with the undercover persona outside of the original chat platform, under the username “909goodtimesonly”. During communication, Rodriguez agreed to meet with the undercover persona to engage in sexual acts. At the conclusion of the investigation, Rodriguez was arrested and booked at the Central Detention Center in San Bernardino for violation of PC 288.2(a)(2) Distribute Harmful Matter to a Minor, PC 288.3(a) Contacting a Minor For Lewd Purpose and PC 288.4(a)(1) Arranging to Meet a Minor for the Purpose of Committing a Sex Crime, in lieu of $50,000 bail.
Detectives believe there may be additional victims and are releasing Rodriguez’s photograph. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Detective Victoria Twardowski of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Crimes Against Children Detail at (909) 890-4904. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or leave information on the We-Tip website at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Detective Victoria Twardowski
Station: Specialized Investigations Division – Crimes Against Children Detail
Phone No. (909) 890-4904
Case No. 602400066
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
