The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office says 24-year-old Gabriel Isaiah Sanchez-Reyes of Chino has been arrested. RCSO reports that the Southwest Sheriff’s Station initiated an investigation after receiving a report of a 15-year-old victim being sexually exploited by an adult on October 23, 2024.

Authorities have identified the suspect as Sanchez-Reyes. Investigators claim the suspect manipulated and groomed the victim over several months. On October 24, deputies organized an undercover surveillance operation and arrested Sanchez-Reyes when he allegedly attempted to contact the victim in Temecula.

RCSO says the suspect is being held on multiple charges of sexual exploitation and furnishing drugs to a minor. No other details are available at this time.