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Who is Sergio Celaya? Arizona man, 25, arrested after he confessed having child porn during police job interview

During a polygraphic test, Sergio Celaya admitted that he possessed videos of his ex-girlfriend and him committing sexual acts as teenagers
UPDATED FEB 11, 2023
Celaya was booked on four counts of exploitation of a minor (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office)
Celaya was booked on four counts of exploitation of a minor (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office)

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EL MIRAGE, ARIZONA: In a bizarre incident, a man appearing for a police job interview in Arizona landed in prison after he admitted to possessing child pornography. 25-year-old Sergio Armondo Celaya admitted to the crime during a polygraphic test required for the job process held on Monday.

El Mirage Police Department said Celaya was taking the test as part of the interview process to become a police assistant for the department. He admitted to the interviewers that he still possessed videos of his ex-girlfriend and him committing sexual acts as teenagers, court records obtained by AZ Family said.

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Celaya kept porn images and movies on his flash drive

He continued to inform the police that he would visit a website where girls would send him videos of underage teenage girls engaging in sex. Moreover, he kept thousands of porn images and movies on his flash drive that Celaya owned, including one sexual video that featured children as young as 12 to 13 years old, the outlet mentioned him saying to police during the interview. 

He used Omegle to receive child porn from strangers 

Investigators claim that Celaya sent and received explicit films and pictures of children from strangers while using the free online chat service Omegle. He acknowledged saving the files on his flash drive. The files included several videos of children between the ages of 11 and 15, according to the police.

Used virtual private network toencrypt internet and account

Celaya claimed he used a virtual private network to encrypt his internet and account to apparently conceal his identity and kept the content to himself without sharing it with anyone. Celaya admitted to authorities that he was aware that child pornography was prohibited and had intended to remove the images and movies from the flash drive or toss it, but kept them instead.

PEl Mirage police said detectives later searched Celaya’s home, where they found child porn on flash drives and his personal computer with content containing children between 5 and 15 years old. However, the flash drives had thousands of images saved, and investigators are still working on analyzing them, according to court paperwork.

'Booked on four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor'

Celaya was booked into the Maricopa County Jail on four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor as per a police statement. “My detectives acted swiftly once learning of the statements by the suspect. There is no place in any community for possessing this type of material or engaging in this type of behavior,” said El Mirage Police Chief Paul Marzocca.



 

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