San Luis Obispo Police arrest child exploitation suspect
Arturo Rodriguez Reyna.
– In August 2025, the San Luis Obispo Police Department was notified by a local medical facility that a juvenile patient reported inappropriate contact by an adult male. The disclosure included allegations that the adult provided narcotics to a minor and arranged to meet with the minor with the intent to commit a lewd act.
The San Luis Obispo Police Department Detective Bureau assumed the investigation and identified the suspect as 21-year-old Arturo Rodriguez Reyna. Detectives found that Reyna had contacted several girls under the age of 16 through text messages and social media platforms, offering to use or sell narcotics to them. According to the department, Reyna encouraged the juveniles to use cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana, and in one instance attempted to sexually assault one of the victims. A second underage victim was identified during the investigation.
On Nov. 19, 2025, detectives served a search warrant at Reyna’s residence on the 1300 block of Diablo in San Luis Obispo. Detectives located evidence related to the investigation and seized several firearms, including an unregistered and illegally modified AR-15–style rifle. Two other residents were arrested on narcotics and weapons violations.
Reyna was arrested and booked into the San Luis Obispo County Jail on the following charges:
- PC 288.4(b), felony arranging to meet or meeting a minor with intent to commit a lewd act;
- Health and Safety Code 11353.1(a)(3), enhancement for a minor at least four years younger than the suspect;
- Health and Safety Code 11353.1(a)(1), enhancement for an offense occurring on church grounds and within 1,000 feet of a school;
- Health and Safety Code 11353(c), felony providing narcotics to a minor or encouraging a minor to use narcotics;
- Health and Safety Code 11352(a), felony possession or transportation of narcotics for sale;
- PC 288.2(a)(2), misdemeanor sending explicit content to a minor;
- Health and Safety Code 11377(a), misdemeanor possession of methamphetamine;
- Vehicle Code 12500(a), misdemeanor driving without a license.
Detectives have not identified any additional victims. Anyone with information related to the investigation may contact Detective Marques at smarques@slocity.org or (805) 594-8060. Anonymous information may be provided to Crime Stoppers at (805) 549-7867.
