27-year old Thomas Eberle is in the Tulare County Jail accused of sexually abusing three girls who range between 8 and 14 years old.
Detectives discovered more than 150 images of child pornography on Eberle’s personal computer when they searched his home off S. Bradley St. and Cypress Ave. Tuesday morning.
It started last week with the Central California Internet Crimes Against Children task force getting a cyber-tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
The tip said the 27-year old suspect had uploaded multiple images of child porn between different personal accounts.
As law enforcement looked into this case, they discovered Eberle had allegedly sexually abused and molested three young girls from Visalia. At least one appears to be a relative.
“With the first victim the abuse went from age 8 to age 11. The second victim was 10 when the abuse was going on and the third victim was 13 to 14 when the abuse was going on,” said Chris Curtice of the Fresno Co. Sheriff’s Dept.
Eberle faces charges of: lewd and lascivious acts with a child, sodomy, oral copulation and possession of child pornography. He
could face additional charges as investigators search to see if there are more victims.