San Luis Obispo sex offender arrested for child porn, drugs

October 14, 2026

Bryan Fox

By KAREN VELIE

San Luis Obispo police officers arrested a 65-year-old sex offender for possession of child porn and drugs on Wednesday.

In early October, a tip was provided to law enforcement regarding suspected child abuse material being uploaded through a popular search engine. Detectives traced the child porn uploads to Bryan Fox, a registered sex offender living in San Luis Obispo.

With a prior conviction for lewd acts with a minor under 14 years of age, Fox was supposed to register as a sex offender, which he failed to do.

After obtaining a warrant for his arrest, officers located and arrested Fox. Officers booked him in San Luis Obispo County Jail on the following charges:

• Felony failure to register as a sex offender
• Felony possession of child pornography by a registered sex offender
• Misdemeanor possession of child pornography
• Felony possession of a controlled substance
• Felony committing a felony while out on bail

His bail is set a $110,000.

The investigation remains ongoing. Investigators ask anyone with information about this case to contact Detective Sofia Marques at smarques@slocity.org or (805) 594-8060.