Man guilty of annoying girl, child porn (Orange County Register)

Man guilty of annoying girl, child porn
By SALVADOR HERNANDEZ
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Published: Sept. 14, 2010

STANTON – A 24-year-old man accused of taking pictures of a 12-year-old girl outside a library pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges Monday, officials said.

Alejandro Lorenzo Contreras agreed to a court offer on Monday where he pleaded guilty to charges of possessing child pornography and child annoyance.

He is expected to be sentenced to one year in jail and three years of probation. Contreras would also be required to register as a sex offender, according to prosecutors.

Contreras was taken into custody on July 13 outside the Stanton Public Library, after police said he followed three girls into the library. Contreras continued to trail the girls and asked one 12-year-old if she could take a picture of herself and send it to his cell phone.

The girl called police.

When Contreras was taken into custody, deputies found a pornographic image on his cell phone that depicted another child.
Investigators also searched Contreras' home computer.

Contreras is being held at Theo Lacy. Officials believe Contreras may be in the country illegally and is being held in lieu of bail on an immigration hold.