San Francisco police have arrested political consultant Enrique Pearce, known for his work on behalf of Mayor Ed Lee and other elected officials, on child pornography charges.
The Sheriff's Department says Pearce, 41, was arrested Thursday night and booked into San Francisco County Jail. He faces one felony count of possessing sexually explicit images of a minor, two felony counts of transmitting the images and one felony count of possessing stolen property.
Police allege Pearce had more than 600 child pornography images in his possession, and at least some of them were of a "prepubescent minor or a minor who has not attained 12 years of age," according to the penal code sections Pearce was booked on.
He's being held on $215,000 bail pending his arraignment, the Sheriff's Department says.
A law enforcement source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said police obtained a search warrant for Pearce's McAllister Street home based on a tip and found the pornographic material on a home computer.