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Released: May 30, 2017 - Tuesday, 05:04 PM

Possession of Child Pornography, Parole Violation

Contact: Tony CipollaPhone: (805) 781-4547Date and time of incident: 5-30-17, Approximately 9:00 AMPlace of Occurrence: 300 block of Tahiti Street, Morro BayVictim Information: N/ASuspect Information: Jeremy Jacob Thom, 35, Morro Bay On 5-30-17, Detectives with the Sheriff's Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) team, Morro Bay Police Officers, and state Parole Officers conducted a compliance check at a residence in the 300 block of Tahiti Street in Morro Bay.
A search of the residence discovered images of child pornography on the cellphone belonging to 35-year-old Jeremy Jacob Thom of Morro Bay. The images were of pre-pubescent children engaged in sexual acts.
Thom is a convicted sex offender who was on parole for molesting a child under the age of 14.
He was arrested for felony possession of child pornography and a felony parole violation and booked into County Jail.