Suspect charged with having sex with minor, Hanford police report

Hanford police have arrested a 23-year-old man for committing lewd acts with a minor.

Carlos Garza was taken into custody on Monday, after police received a tip that he had been using social media to get pornographic images of a minor, according to a news release sent Wednesday by the Hanford Police Department.

An investigation found that Garza had been having sex with the minor for almost a year and that they two communicated through the social media app, police said.

He also sent and received images on the app.

Garza was booked into Kings County jail on charges of having sex with a minor, oral copulation involving a minor, arranging to meet with a minor for lewd acts and communication with a minor in regards to lewd acts. His bail was set at $125,000, according to police.

The department used the case as a reminder to parents to monitor their children’s social media accounts. Any suspicious activity should be reported to law enforcement.