Crime & Safety

Petaluma Man Accused In Child Porn Case Is U.S. Coast Guard Member: Sheriff's Office

BREAKING: The 28-year-old was booked into the Sonoma County Jail but posted bail and was released.

PETALUMA, CA — A Petaluma man who was arrested last week on suspicion of distributing child pornography on the internet is a member of the U.S. Coast Guard, a sheriff's sergeant said. Jory Rock, 28, listed the Coast Guard as his employer on a booking log, sheriff's Sgt. Spencer Crum said.

Rock was arrested Sept. 21 at his residence on English Street after a two-month investigation, sheriff's Lt. Tim Duke said. Detectives seized computers, digital media and hard drives, and images and videos depicting pornography involving minors were found during a forensic exam, Duke said.

Rock was booked into the Sonoma County Jail but posted bail and was released.

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