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A 33-year-old pediatrician was arrested Friday on suspicion of attempted child abuse, Redwood City police said Tuesday.
Dr. Dylan O'Connor, a pediatrician at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, was arrested at 1800 El Camino Real in Redwood City and arraigned on charges of sending harmful material to a minor, meeting with a minor for sexual purposes, both felonies, police said.
Redwood City police initiated an investigation after receiving an anonymous tip about a possible sex crime involving a Redwood City minor to the San Jose Police Department's Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, which monitors illegal electronic image sharing and illegal activity involving minors.
A lengthy investigation and follow-up electronic media communication by the Redwood City Urban Crime Suppression Team involved "the evaluation of personal photographs of a pornographic nature sent by the suspect," police said. "The investigation revealed that an adult male was attempting to lure an underage female minor to a designated location with the intent to engage in sexual activity. When the suspect arrived at the location, he was taken into custody without incident."
Redwood City, in collaboration with the San Jose and Hillsborough departments and the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office Inspectors Unit, conducted a search warrant at O'Connor's residence where electronic devices were seized that will serve as evidence in both the minor's case and to identify other possible victims, police said.
Redwood City Police are asking anyone with information about that investigation or about other victims who may have had similar contact with the suspect to contact Sergeant Nick Perna at (650) 780-7672. Information can be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477 or online at www.BayareaCrimeStoppers.org.
