DATE/TIME: Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m.
INCIDENT: PC 288(A) Lewd & Lascivious Act W/Child under 14
PC 311.2(C) Distribution of Child Pornography
LOCATION: Grand Terrace
VICTIM: Confidential Juvenile
SUSPECT: Nicholas Alejandro Diaz, Age 52, Resident of Grand Terrace
SUMMARY: On Tuesday, November 26, 2024, detectives from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Specialized Investigations Division - Crimes Against Children Detail investigated possession and distribution of child pornography. Detectives identified Nicholas Alejandro Diaz as the suspect. At the conclusion of the investigation Diaz was arrested and booked into the Central Detention Center in San Bernardino for violation of PC 288(A) and PC 311.2(C) in lieu of $80,000 bail.
Detectives believe there may be additional victims and are releasing Diaz’s booking photograph. Diaz had a foster family home and had children placed in his care in years past. There were no foster children in the home at the time of the investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Detective Marissa Pope of the Specialized Investigations Division, 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 you may leave information on the We-Tip Hotline at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Detective Marissa Pope
Station: Specialized Investigations Division – Crimes Against Children Detail
Phone No. (909) 890-4904
Case No. 602400092
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
