An Orange County sheriff’s deputy who resigned amid an investigation into his conduct was charged this week with possessing child sexual abuse material, using a police database to pull information about his ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend, and violating a restraining order, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Fernando Melo Flores, 40, faces up to four years and two months in prison if convicted on all counts.
Flores, of Irvine, was assigned to John Wayne Airport when he allegedly went to his ex-girlfriend’s home at night and repeatedly called and texted her, prompting the woman to get a restraining order against him, the Orange County district attorney’s office said in a statement. The day after he was served with that order, Flores allegedly went back to his ex-girlfriend’s home…