SANTA CLARA COUNTY (KRON) — A San Jose man was arrested after police allegedly found more than 10,000 images of child pornography in his possession, according to Santa Clara County Sheriff’s officials.
Police were able to identify 61-year-old Dennis Valle Cruz as a suspect after downloading around 10,000 pornographic images and videos of young children from him.
On Oct. 2, officers served a search warrant at Cruz’s house located on Oakwood Avenue.
Detectives then discovered more child pornography at Cruz’s house. They found more than 1,000 more images and videos of graphic infant/toddler child pornography on a computer and media drives belonging to Cruz.
Cruz was arrested on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography and he was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail.
Any persons with information regarding the above case are urged to contact the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office SAFE Task Force at 408-808-4300 or via email safetaskforce@sheriff.sccgov.org.
Police will hold a news conference later today to provide more details.Stay with KRON4 News for updates