Former San Diego Sheriff’s Deputy charged with possession of child pornography

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – A former San Diego County Sheriff’s deputy is formally charged with possession of kid pornography.

Fifty-one-year-old Jose Soto wore a go well with and face masks in court docket Tuesday afternoon.

Soto pleaded not responsible to possession of kid pornography and possession of an assault weapon.

San Diego Police arrested Soto at his house in Chula Vista final Tuesday after executing a search warrant.

The D.A. would not say what prompted the search warrant.

“It is an open, ongoing investigation and because of the investigation, we executed a search warrant that yielded a lot of objects. From these objects, we filed the offenses that we ended up issuing,” mentioned deputy district legal professional Carder Chan.

The D.A. says the kid porn was not discovered on Soto’s private laptop computer however says investigators are nonetheless going by means of a number of gadgets seized from the house.

The sheriff’s division launched Soto from his part-time job on the South Bay courthouse on the day of his arrest.

Soto started working for the sheriff’s division in 1988 as a Detentions and Courtroom Companies Deputy.

He retired in 2022, and shortly after, he was employed part-time to work on the courthouse.

“We deal with all offenders equally within the eyes of the regulation it does not matter what their historical past was, what their employment is,” mentioned Chan.

Soto is out of jail on a twenty-five thousand greenback bail.

In the course of the arraignment, the D.A. mentioned Soto had not too long ago traveled internationally. He was ordered to give up his passport and any further firearms.

Soto left the courthouse with out speaking to reporters. If convicted, the utmost he faces is 4 years in jail. He’d additionally must register as a intercourse offender.

His preliminary listening to is ready for July 24.