{"id":60645,"date":"2026-03-18T17:24:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=60645"},"modified":"2026-03-18T17:24:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:24:31","slug":"former-sdsu-police-sergeant-pleads-guilty-to-possessing-child-sexual-abuse-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=60645","title":{"rendered":"Former SDSU Police Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"322\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-56015\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/court_1713585810.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>LOS ANGELES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"322\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">\u00a0A former sergeant with the <strong>San Diego State University Police Department<\/strong> has pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing hundreds of files containing child sexual abuse material, authorities said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"\" data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"486\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\"><strong data-start=\"324\" data-end=\"428\">Paul Aurelio McClain, 46, of Menifee, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of child pornography<\/strong> and has remained in federal custody since <strong data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"485\">March 2025<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"San Diego State police sergeant, father of three, enters plea in child-porn case | NBC 7 San Diego\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DuWCYk2kldI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"\" data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"850\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\">According to his plea agreement, <strong data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"692\">law enforcement identified an IP address linked to McClain\u2019s Riverside County residence during an undercover peer-to-peer network investigation in July and August 2024<\/strong>. Investigators traced the activity to a file depicting a young girl, believed to be <strong data-start=\"777\" data-end=\"811\">approximately 6 to 8 years old<\/strong>, engaged in sexually explicit conduct.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" title=\"\" data-start=\"852\" data-end=\"1161\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56048 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"Mallet of judge in American courtroom. American flag in courtroom with Judge hammer or Mallet of judge. Justice concept in courtroom.\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock-850x573.jpg 850w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/mallet-of-judge-in-american-courtroom-american-flag-in-courtroom-with-judge-hammer-or-mallet-of-judge-justice-concept-in-courtroom-stockpack-adobe-stock.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In <strong data-start=\"855\" data-end=\"869\">March 2025<\/strong>, federal agents executed search warrants at McClain\u2019s home and seized multiple digital devices. 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