San Luis Obispo sex offender arrested for child porn, drugs
CalCoastNews
October 14, 2026
Neighbors, a heads-up about a disturbing case that closed out this week here in SLO. According to CalCoastNews, city police arrested 65-year-old Bryan Fox on Wednesday — a registered sex offender — on suspicion of possessing child pornography and drugs. The investigation reportedly began back in early October, when a tip came in about suspected child abuse material being uploaded through a popular search engine, and detectives traced those uploads back to him.
It's a hard topic to sit with, but it matters that this started with someone speaking up. If you ever see or suspect something involving child exploitation, reporting it works — tips like that are exactly how cases like this move forward. We're lucky to have local reporters at CalCoastNews keeping tabs on public safety in our county.
As always, charges are allegations and everyone's presumed innocent until the case works through court. Keep an eye on your neighborhoods and look out for each other, SLO.
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