The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 2 men in separate investigations involving online crimes against children, conducted as part of Operation Firewall, a multi-agency enforcement effort targeting child exploitation offenses.
In the first case, detectives began investigating Nathan Abruzzese, 27, of Ventura on April 8, after he allegedly contacted a detective posing as a 13-year-old girl through an online chat forum specific to the Santa Barbara area.
During the investigation, officials say Abruzzese sent lewd photos and videos and requested similar material in return…