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Saul Alfaro from Panorama City was arrested Tuesday following a weeks-long joint investigation between the United States Department of Homeland Security’s investigation unit in Los Angeles and the Burbank Police Department.

Alfaro allegedly created online accounts on Instagram and Snapchat to contact several minors, some as young as 12 years old, across Southern California, said Public Information Officer Stephen Turner.

Alfaro is suspected to have used the following usernames: mr_jointz, val.91503836, 8o5_joeyy, scv_joeyy1, kim.9120123, mia.7477289 and cfs3.99771776.

Turner said Alfaro ran the social media accounts for more than a year before his arrest.

It was not made clear if Alfaro made any in-person contact with minors.