Jason Caplan, Moorpark, 27

Location: 4500 block of North Ashtree Street, Moorpark, Ca. 93021
Date & Time/ RB#: Feb. 1, 2010 @ 7:00 a.m. / 10-2374
Unit Responsible: Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force

(S)uspects, (V)ictims, (W)itnesses Address Age
(S) Caplan, Jason Moorpark 27

Investigators arrested a 27-year-old Moorpark resident while serving a search warrant at his home for the possession and distribution of child pornography.

Jason Caplan, who is an employee of Pinecrest School in Thousand Oaks, has been receiving and sending sexually explicit images of children using his personal computer.

The case began with an investigation by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, which revealed a connection between a suspect in that area, who had exchanged sexually explicit images of children through e-mails with Caplan.

The local ICAC Task Force began an investigation that led to Caplan’s arrest Monday morning. Investigators seized several items of evidence at the residence, including a laptop computer.

Caplan was booked at the East County Jail in Thousand Oaks, and was released after posting a $50,000.00 bond. Caplan is scheduled to appear in Ventura County Superior Court on Feb. 8, 2010 at 8:15 a.m.

Because of Caplan’s position having access to children, anyone with information about Caplan being involved in any inappropriate activity is asked to contact Detective Anthony Aguirre at (805)371-8309.