Child-Porn Tip Leads DA’s Bureau of Investigation-Led Task Force to Secure Beaumont Man’s Arrest
Photo: Devynn Michael Perez
BEAUMONT – A tip regarding the production and distribution of child pornography set serious and immediate task force action into motion. “The Riverside County Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement/Internet Crimes Against Children (SAFE/ICAC) task force received a tip from FBI agents in Louisiana at about 2 p.m. on Aug. 12th,” said John Hall, Office of the District Attorney – County of Riverside.
The task force conducted an investigation and the suspect was paid a visit. Two hours later, “Devynn Michael Perez, DOB: 2-17-90, was arrested at his at his workplace in Mira Loma on suspicion of sending and/or possessing child pornography, using an underage person for obscene material, and possessing an illegal assault weapon,” said Hall. “He was booked at the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility where he was being held in lieu of $70,000 bail.”
Concurrently, the task force had obtained and served a search warrant at Perez’s Beaumont home. There, they’d found an unregistered AR-15 weapon and investigation-related evidence.
Consequently, two days later, the DA’s Office filed 10 felonies in Case BAF2000961. Perez was scheduled for arraignment at the Banning Justice Center.
The Riverside County Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement/Internet Crimes Against Children (SAFE/ICAC) task force, led by the DA Bureau of Investigation, is a team of local, state and federal enforcement officials dedicated to proactively monitoring and tracking registered sex offenders to ensure their compliance with registration requirements, and to protect our children through community education and the identification, apprehension, and prosecution of those who commit internet crimes against children.
The SAFE/ICAC task force works in partnership with the following agencies: Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, the Beaumont, Murrieta, and Riverside police departments, California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation, FBI, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Marshals Service, and The Inland Empire Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking task force. The SAFE/ICAC task force is an affiliate with the San Diego SAFE/ICAC task force.
