SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police say an officer with 16 years on the force was arrested and faces a child pornography charge.
Officer Albert Sanchez is charged with possession or promotion of child pornography after he admitted to a witness that he was having sex with minors.
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An arrest warrant affidavit states Sanchez told the witness he had “multiple sexual encounters with several juveniles, both male and female.”
The witness contacted police on Jan. 5, and Sanchez was immediately placed on administrative leave pending a criminal investigation.
Detectives with SAPD’s Special Victims Unit secured a search warrant for Sanchez’s cellphone on Jan. 8, where they found multiple explicit pictures of minors, police said.
The minors seen in the images all appear to be younger than 10 years old, the affidavit states.
Officers with SAPD’s North SAFFE Unit and the Special Victims Unit arrested Sanchez without incident Thursday.
Sanchez is suspended without pay as the investigation continues.
