A Cottonwood man has been arrested on suspicion of distributing child sexual abuse material, and for more hands-on nefarious activities as well. Last August, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children contacted the Shasta County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit and tipped them off to the uploading of materials to a website known for being used by child predators. The uploads were traced to 34-year-old Darek Jacob Streeter, who’s on parole and had allegedly been communicating with others online about plans to drug young females and traffic them as a money making scheme. Streeter was arrested on Tuesday and search warrants were served at an Olive Avenue home in Redding and a Rhonda Road home in Cottonwood.
-Steve Gibson