Location: Exeter

Incident Date: 7/16/2020

Case Number: 20-07587

City: Exeter

Posted by: Media Relations

Exeter Man Behind Bars for Using Fake Social Media Account to Share Child Pornography

The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Cyber-Crimes Unit / Central Valley Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested 31-year-old Brandon Lytle of Exeter for distributing child pornography on-line.

Lytle created a fake social media account, where he shared dozens of images of child pornography. During a search warrant at Lytle’s home, two illegally owned AK47 style rifles were also confiscated.

Lytle is currently being held on a $700,000 dollar bail at the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Pre-Trial Facility.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Christopher Franks at the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Cyber-Crimes Unit, (559) 687-7021. You can also call 24 hours a day at (559) 733-6218, or anonymously, by accessing the TipNow page at tcso@tipnow.com / (559) 725-4194.