Sex Crimes — Bakersfield, CA — reported 2026-07-15

SUMMARY

A former Kern County probation officer was sentenced to a year in jail for attempted sex with a minor.

KEY FACTS

  • Incident type: Sex Crimes
  • Location: Bakersfield, CA
  • Date reported: 2026-07-15
  • Suspect: male, age 45

REPORTED DETAILS

  • Jared Martinez, 45, pleaded no contest to attempted sex with a minor
  • Martinez was a probation officer living in east Bakersfield when he was arrested
  • He admitted the phone on which the illicit content was found belonged to him
  • The count of possession of child pornography was dismissed earlier this year