Six Menifee men were among 42 individuals arrested during a year-long multi-agency operation that identified more than 500 suspected distributors of child sexual abuse material, authorities said on Monday.
Operation Volcano “focused on high-risk sex offenders and dismantling exploitation networks operating within the region,” a press release stated about the operation, which was led by the Riverside County Child Exploitation Team (RCCET). The operation was conducted from March 2025 through March 2026.
“Through coordinated investigative efforts, authorities identified more than 500 unique Internet Protocol (IP) addresses associated with the distribution of child sexual abuse material on peer-to-peer networks,” according to a statement released by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. “Each case was evaluated using a structured triage methodology to identify high-risk offenders, including individuals with prior sex offense histories, those under active criminal justice supervision, and individuals in positions of public trust or working in professions that serve children.”
Among those arrested were 14 people identified as high-risk offenders, including “an individual with a $2 million arrest warrant for child sexual assault; a child psychologist; a naturopathic doctor; a retired law enforcement employee; a California prison information technology employee; a local government planning director; a Southern California hospital chief technology officer; a notary public; a United States Postal Service employee; two corporate vice presidents; and three registered sex offenders,” the statement reported.
RCCET is an affiliate of the San Diego Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and is led by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigation. Investigations are ongoing. Some of those arrested during the year-long operation are no longer in custody.
The list of those arrested:
Feliciano Chavarria, 62, Lake Elsinore
Enrique Castaneda, 51, Riverside
Eric Thai, 43, Menifee
James Munson, 32, San Jacinto
William Zahn, 48, Riverside
John Carrico, 52, Murrieta
Jason Lee, 51, Banning
Brian Erwin, 46, Beaumont
Daniel Malcolm, 46, Bermuda Dunes
Randolph Velasco, 44, Lake Elsinore
Marcus Guevara, 21, Winchester
Christopher Gibbons, 39, Moreno Valley
Allen Cox, 81, Menifee
David Poggi, 59, Menifee
Zixiang Cheng, 32, Murrieta
Ray Kubal, 75, Menifee
Ethan Conely, 29, Menifee
Jessie Bonales, 40, Temecula
Nicholas Williams, 39, Norco
Daniel Cunningham, 43, Corona
Adam Robinson, 38, Riverside
Kenneth Camron, 68, Menifee
Neftali Jimenez, 21, Riverside
Robert Schaar, 53, Temecula
Victor Sepulveda, 60, Moreno Valley
Stuart Triplett, 61, Temecula
Jame Davis, 60, Lake Elsinore
Xinyi Su, 22, Mira Loma
Mark Tyler, 66, Perris
Rickson Jao, 62, Eastvale
Stacey Parker, 62, Moreno Valley
Chas Rico, 30, Murrieta
Jonathan Jordan, 27, Moreno Valley
Jeremiah Davis, 21, Hemet
Dustin Jenks, 56, Palm Springs
Richard Mckeehan Jr, 48, Moreno Valley
Anthony Ramirez, 39, Nuevo
Daniel Chico, 21, Riverside
