Crime & Safety

Novato 19-Year-Old Arrested on Charges of Having Sexual Photos of a Minor

Jose Vazquez, 19, was arrested Friday.

By Bay City News Service

A 19-year-old Novato man was arrested Friday for possessing sexual photographs of a minor, police said.

On Aug. 16, Novato police received a report from the parents of the involved minor regarding their child's relationship with the suspect, Jose Vazquez.

Officers investigated the incident and learned that Vazquez had possession of digital images of the minor that were sexual in nature.

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Vazquez was arrested on Friday and booked for unlawful sex with a minor and for possession of photographs documenting sexual conduct with a minor, police said.

The age and gender of the minor has not been released.

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