Officials in Southern California said that a major operation targeting child exploitation has identified 500 suspected offenders and resulted in dozens of arrests across Riverside County in recent months.
A May 11 news release from the Riverside County District Attorney’s office said “Operation Volcano,” which ran from March 2025 until March 2026, focused on targeting the distributors of child pornography and led to 42 arrests as a result. Primarily, the law enforcement officials focused on high-risk offenders and going after online networks that distributed the material in the region.
