Overview
- Stanislaus County detectives with the Special Victims Unit and Human Exploitation and Trafficking team arrested 34-year-old Darin Van Arsdale during a targeted operation in Calabasas.
- Officials booked the Los Angeles County deputy into the Stanislaus County Jail, where records show he is held on $300,000 bail.
- Prosecutors list three felony counts: attempted lewd or lascivious acts with a minor, sending harmful matter to a minor with intent to seduce, and communicating with a minor with intent to commit lewd acts.
- The case began after deputies located a runaway girl who reported explicit online conversations with a man who met her on social media, knew her age, and allegedly requested and received illicit photos.
- The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office relieved Van Arsdale of duty pending the case, said the alleged conduct occurred off-duty, and stated it is cooperating as the investigation remains active.