Overview

• Jonathan Christopher Laroche, 42, admitted to one count of conspiracy to distribute child sexual-abuse material in San Diego federal court on Thursday.
• Sentencing is set for December under a statute carrying five to 20 years in prison and mandatory sex-offender registration.
• An HSI affidavit says Dutch authorities identified an email tied to Laroche during an investigation of a darknet email provider used to share abuse material.
• Investigators cite emails describing abuse, claimed uploads, and records of sex-toy and children’s clothing deliveries to his Spring Valley home, though they say they do not have the specific files.
• Laroche previously received a 15-month sentence for choking a handcuffed sailor and agreed to resign and forgo future law-enforcement employment.