Silicon Valley Man Busted With Child Porn Thanks To Wife: Police

MENLO PARK, CA — A Menlo Park man is jailed on $200,000 bail Tuesday after being arrested on suspicion of child pornography. The man, whose LinkedIn profile indicates he's a "product development executive" in the automotive sector based in the Bay Area, was arrested after an investigation was first prompted by his wife's suspicions, the San Mateo County sheriff's office says.

As 47-year-old Matthew Coda stepped off a plane at San Francisco International Airport on Monday night, the sheriff's office was waiting for him, according to sheriff's Det. Salvador Zuno.

Zuno says Coda's own wife contacted authorities in September "believing he was in possession of child pornography."

"During the investigation, evidence of child pornography was found and over 3,000 images of child pornography were located on the suspect’s computer," Zuno said in a news release.

Police got an arrest warrant following the discovery and arrested him at 7 p.m. Monday, according to Zuno.

The case remains under investigation and anyone who may know something about the suspect or the case is asked to contact Gaby Chaghouri at (650) 259-2314 or gchaghouri@smcgov.org. People can also call the sheriff's anonymous tip line at (800) 547-2700.

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