Source: US FBI
In an unprecedented nationwide operation to protect our children and mark April’s National Child Abuse Prevention Month, the FBI announces Operation Restore Justice, a five-day, sweeping FBI initiative to identify, track, and arrest child sex predators across the country in coordination with all 55 of our FBI field offices.
The San Francisco Field Office arrested one person as part of this operation. Erik Antonio Contreras, 34, of Hayward, Calif., was arrested on April 30, 2025, for possession of child sexual abuse materials. In late 2023, Contreras allegedly had expressed a desire to engage in sexual conduct with a 12-year-old girl, and after the execution of a search warrant in October 2023, law enforcement recovered over 1,000 media files consistent with child sexual abuse materials on Contreras’ electronic devices.
“This coordinated effort across all FBI field offices was not just about making arrests, it was about standing up for those who cannot defend themselves,” said FBI Special Agent in Charge Sanjay Virmani. “While this initiative was a success, it represents just one step in our ongoing fight to protect children from those who seek to harm them. The FBI remains relentless every day in its mission to find and stop those who prey on the most vulnerable members of our society.”
“The exploitation of children is appalling and horrific. It robs vulnerable young victims of their childhoods and inflicts serious long-lasting harm. Together with our FBI partners, we will find criminals who prey on and victimize children—whether they are hiding behind a computer screen or out in the world—and ensure that they face justice,” said Acting United States Attorney Patrick D. Robbins.
Last week alone, the FBI arrested 205 subjects and rescued 115 children across the country during the surge of resources deployed for Operation Restore Justice. The subjects arrested in this operation included those in positions of public trust—law enforcement, members of the military, and teachers. Others are your neighbors, proving that criminal activity can be found even in the most familiar places. They’re accused of various crimes, including the production, distribution, and possession of child sexual abuse material, online enticement and transportation of minors, and child sex trafficking.