Overview

• The San Diego Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force is actively analyzing digital evidence from Shah’s confiscated phone
• Shah, an associate professor of chemical and nano engineering at UC San Diego, has denied the allegations and described them as wrongful
• People v Preds activists released alleged Grindr chats and confronted Shah in a Hillcrest grocery store after posing as a 14-year-old
• SDPD Lt Travis Easter cautioned that untrained civilian stings can compromise admissible evidence and pose safety risks
• UC San Diego has pledged full cooperation with law enforcement and stressed the priority of campus health and safety