Riverside County

Calimesa Man Accused of Using Hidden Camera to Take Child Porn Images

A man accused of using a hidden camera to take inappropriate images of children was scheduled to be arraigned Thursday at the Banning Justice Center.

Robert Anthony Salas, a 44-year-old Calimesa resident arrested on Tuesday, faces charges of possession of child pornography and criminal invasion of privacy.

Acting on a tip, investigators obtained a search warrant and seized electronic devices belonging to Salas, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

The devices turned out to have images of children that were apparently obtained with a hidden camera.

Salas was arrested and taken to the Smith Correctional Facility in Banning, where he he is being held on $50,000 bail.

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