"Ruben Guzman, 31, of San Jose, was arrested Feb. 3 after he reportedly arranged to meet with a 13-year-old boy actually a police officer posing as a child online and was instead met by officers with the San Jose Police Department's Covert Response Unit. Guzman's arrest was part of an operation conducted by SJPD's Internet Crimes Against Children task force and the FBI timed with Super Bowl week, when law-enforcement agencies and public officials historically increase attention on human trafficking and child exploitation."
"Along with Guzman, 11 other Bay Area men ages 24 to 72 were arrested in the same sweep, in which police officers went on various online platforms and forums to purport themselves as underage children in search of people who solicited them for sex. Police allege that on the evening of Feb. 3, Guzman communicated with a police officer identifying as a teen boy,"
"Police allege that Guzman acknowledged the child was underage and told the minor that he wanted to engage in sexual acts, further enticing the minor by offering money in exchange, according to an SJPD news release. He was arrested later that day. Investigators also reported that a search of Guzman and his car revealed items consistent with the planned encounter, and they soon learned of his employment at Sunrise Middle School, where he is listed as an assistant principal and math teacher."
A 31-year-old San Jose assistant principal, Ruben Guzman, was arrested Feb. 3 after allegedly arranging to meet what he believed was a 13-year-old boy online, who was actually an undercover police officer. The arrest resulted from an operation by the SJPD Internet Crimes Against Children task force and the FBI timed with Super Bowl week. Eleven other Bay Area men also were arrested in the sweep. Investigators say Guzman acknowledged the minor was underage, offered money for sexual acts, and was found with items consistent with the planned encounter. He is listed as an assistant principal and math teacher at Sunrise Middle School and was booked at the Santa Clara County jail.
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