Following an investigation involving the online exploitation of a minor, the Door County Sheriff department arrested Jason E. Villa, Tuesday.
A nationwide arrest warrant for Villa, 26, was authorized by Door County Judge Jennifer Moeller on October 28. On November 3, Special Agents from the Department of Homeland Security, with assistance from local law enforcement agencies in Orange County, California, took Villa into custody. Villa is noted as being from Buena Park, CA.
According to a media release by the Sheriff department at 3:30pm Tuesday, the investigation was initiated after information was received regarding suspected inappropriate online communications and sexually exploitative conduct involving a juvenile from Door County. Through investigative efforts, investigators identified a suspect and developed probable cause to support the arrest.
The suspect has been charged with the following offenses:
• Nine felony counts of Child Sexual Exploitation;
• Nine felony counts of Exposing a Child to Harmful Descriptions;
• Nine felony counts of Exposing Genitals, Pubic Area, or Intimate Parts.
This investigation remains ongoing. Additional details are being withheld to protect the identity and privacy of the juvenile victim(s) and to preserve the integrity of the investigation. The suspect is being held at the Orange County Jail in California while awaiting extradition to Door County, Wisconsin, for criminal proceedings.
