A Manteca resident was arrested on Tuesday for possessing and sending child pornography.

The case started when Manteca Police received a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on Monday.

A detective reviewed the tip and believed the suspect was producing child sexual abuse material with victims 3-years-old and younger.

The detective used search warrants to obtain information from the suspect’s internet service provider and to search the suspect’s Manteca residence.

 Additionally, the detective obtained an arrest warrant and took the suspect into custody during the search of his residence.

Several electronic devices were recovered during the search warrant service and will be forensically examined for child sexual abuse material.

Manteca Police Detective Phillips is the department’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) representative that is attached to the Sacramento Valley Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force.

 They routinely receive tips of this nature from NCMEC and conduct the follow up investigations and make arrests when warranted. This partnership helps stop child exploitation.

The suspect, David Mendoza Gaona, is a Manteca resident. He was booked into San Joaquin County Jail for Penal Code Section 311.1(a) and 311.11(a).

 The department requests anyone that has information related to this case to call The Manteca Police Department at 209.456.8101 to provide a statement. The case number is 25-05439.