Retired Sheriff's Sergeant Arrested on Suspicion of Possessing Child Porn

A 64-year-old retired sheriff's sergeant was free on $100,000 bail Thursday following his arrest on suspicion of possessing more than 300 images of child pornography on his home computer in Spring Valley and distributing the images online.

John Frederick Garner was arrested Friday at the home he shares with his wife, according to U-T San Diego.

The images allegedly kept and sent by Garner depict boys and girls from infancy to about 10 years old, engaged in provocative poses and sex acts, the paper says.

Garner joined the San Diego County Sheriff's Department in 1994 and retired in 2010, with his last assignment being at the George Bailey Detention Facility in Otay Mesa, U-T San Diego reported.

His arrest stems from the work of the San Diego Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

The group launched an investigation after receiving a report from Microsoft that an email customer had uploaded child pornography images, task force member and Chula Vista police Officer David Oyos told the newspaper. The email address allegedly belonged to Garner.

–City News Service