A California man faces more than three dozen criminal counts following an investigation into his online conduct by special agents of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
According to a TBI press release, in November 2022, TBI agents joined the Spencer Police Department to investigate a person soliciting sexually explicit photographs of juveniles online. Authorities subsequently identified the individual as 41-year-old Erick Mayorga, of Montebello, California.
The Van Buren County Grand Jury has returned indictments charging Mayorga with 25 counts of Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 11 Counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor by Electronic Means, and two counts of Unlawful Exposure.
On Sunday, August 25, 2024 Mayorga surrendered to authorities at the Van Buren County Jail, where authorities booked him on a $75,000 bond.
The charges and allegations referenced in the TBI press release are merely accusations of criminal conduct, not evidence. A defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and convicted through due process of law.