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Yuma man arrested on 20 child sex crimes charges

Published October 25, 2019 12:34 AM

A Yuma man was arrested on 20 charges of sexual exploitation of a child Wednesday night.

The Yuma Police Department ( YPD ) arrested the 29-year-old man after they conducted a search warrant and found multiple illegal images and videos of children on social media and devices.

YPD’s Family and Child sex crimes unit said they were tipped off by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

The man will make his initial appearance in Yuma Justice Court Thursday afternoon.

The Yuma Police Department encourages anyone with any information about this case to please call Detective Townsend at (928) 373-4694 or 78-Crime at (928) 782-7463 to remain anonymous.

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