Hesperia Man Arrested After He Contacted a Minor to Commit Sex Crimes; Additional Victims May Exist
August 15, 2025 – San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department officials report that on May 21, 2025, the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)-Child Exploitation Investigations Group conducted an investigation and determined Jacob Daniel Robinson used an online chat platform to contact a 12-year-old female resident of Nevada. HSI agents informed the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Specialized Investigations Division, Crimes Against Children (CAC) Detail, who assumed the investigation.
CAC investigators discovered Robinson initiated a conversation with the 12-year-old female to illicit child sexual abuse material.
On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at the conclusion of the investigation, the Specialized Enforcement Division (SED) arrested Robinson. Robinson was booked at the High Desert Detention Center in Adelanto and remains in custody in lieu of $100,000 bail.
Detectives believe there may be additional victims and are releasing Robinson’s photograph as well as a photograph he used to communicate with the minor. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Detective Wendy Winegar of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, Crimes Against Children Detail, at (909) 890-4904. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or leave information on the We-Tip Hotline at www.wetip.com.
DATE/TIME: August 13, 2024, at approximately 2:00 pm
INCIDENT: PC 288.3(a) Contacting a Minor to Commit a Sex Offense
PC 288(a) Lewd & Lascivious Acts w/a Child Under 14 Years Old
PC 311.4(c) Using a Minor to Engage in Sexual Conduct
PC 311.11(a) Possession of Child Pornography
LOCATION: 7000 block of Langdon Avenue, Hesperia
SUSPECT: Jacob Daniel Robinson, 30-year-old, resident of Hesperia
Refer: Detective Wendy Winegar
Station: Specialized Investigations Division – Crimes Against Children Detail
Phone No. (909) 890-4904
Case No. 602500045
Source & photos: San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department
