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RED BLUFF // The Tehama County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Christopher Luescher following an ongoing investigation into alleged sexual abuse of a minor female relative.
The Sheriff’s Office received a report that Luescher had sexually abused the 9-year-old girl at a ranch in Red Bluff, at which point they began efforts to obtain a search warrant.
Once the warrant was secured, TCSO detectives descended on Luescher’s residence and seized numerous electronic devices, which were later examined for possible child pornography.
Files extracted from Luescher’s phone were found to contain “hundreds of pornographic photos depicting young children.”
Luescher was arrested for possession of child pornography and booked into Tehama County Jail.
The Sheriff’s Office is also requesting additional charges of sexual penetration of a child 10 years or younger, continuous sexual abuse of a child, and attempted/forcible oral copulation on a child under 14.
The investigation is ongoing.
