Man Filmed Himself Sexually Assaulting Children: Watsonville PD

WATSONVILLE, CA — Detectives with the Watsonville Police Department have arrested a 24-year-old man who filmed himself sexually assaulting at least two children, according to police. Travis Hernandez was arrested at his apartment on Blackburn Street in Watsonville and was booked into Santa Cruz County jail Monday night. He is being held without bail because of a prior felony conviction, police said.

The case was forwarded to the WPD after the Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a cyber tip of suspicious activity on Hernandez’ Google account from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, police said.

"Our detectives worked alongside members of the ICAC Task Force and found that Hernandez had produced child pornography while sexually assaulting at least two children on separate occasions," according to a police statement.

Hernandez admitted to sexually assaulting both children shown in the videos, police said. Both youth have been identified by police. Hernandez is facing multiple charges of child pornography and child sexual assault.

The investigation is ongoing and police are looking for any additional victims. Anyone with information should call Detective Rudy Lopez at (831) 768-3357 or Detective Nelson Hernandez at (831) 768-3358.