"Fernando Melo Flores, 40, faces up to four years and two months in prison if convicted on all counts. He was assigned to John Wayne Airport when he allegedly went to his ex-girlfriend's home at night and repeatedly called and texted her, prompting the woman to get a restraining order against him."
"During their investigation, police discovered that Flores allegedly had 'numerous' images on his phone depicting child sexual abuse, as well as screenshots from a confidential law enforcement database with information about his ex, her boyfriend and the boyfriend's ex."
"'The crimes carried out by a sworn deputy are a dereliction of his responsibility to his community and a disgrace to the badge and to the hardworking men and women of law enforcement who carry out their duties faithfully each and every day,' Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer said in a statement."
Fernando Melo Flores, a former Orange County sheriff's deputy, has been charged with possessing child sexual abuse material and misusing a police database. He allegedly violated a restraining order by contacting his ex-girlfriend after it was issued. Investigators found numerous images of child sexual abuse on his phone and screenshots from a confidential law enforcement database containing information about his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend. If convicted, Flores could face over four years in prison, highlighting a serious breach of trust in law enforcement.
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