Overview
- Investigators said he tried to purchase child sexual abuse material online, and later searches of his devices allegedly found illicit images.
- Joseph Anthony Zyburt, 55, faces three felony counts: possession on a computer, possession on a cellphone, and attempted purchase of child sexual abuse material.
- Sheriff’s records show he was booked into the Vista Detention Facility and is expected to be arraigned Friday in Vista Superior Court.
- The California DOJ’s White Collar Investigation Team led the inquiry with Carlsbad police and the FBI’s Regional Computer Forensics Laboratory, and the DOJ’s Special Prosecutions Section will handle the case.
- The San Dieguito Union High School District placed him on administrative leave in early September 2025 after being notified of a law‑enforcement investigation, and officials said they learned of the arrest on Wednesday.