SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Edward ‘Eddie’ Alessandro Zarate has been arrested for inappropriate online messages with multiple minors and meeting at least two children for lewd acts.
Investigators believe there may be additional survivors and anyone with more information is asked to contact Sheriff’s Detectives at 805-681-4150 or you can report information while remaining anonymous by calling the Sheriff’s Office tipline at 805-681-4171 or by visiting here.
On May 28, 2026, detectives with the local sheriff’s office began investigating the 20-year-old Santa Maria resident over allegations of communicating with underage girls online and exchanging sexually explicit material stated the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office in a press release Thursday…