Police said the 67-year-old suspect serves on the city’s Stormwater Management Oversight Committee.
PALO ALTO — A member of the Palo Alto Stormwater Management Oversight Committee is facing a litany of criminal charges stemming from an online child exploitation investigation, according to authorities.The suspect — identified as Robert K. Wenzlau, 67, of Palo Alto — was arrested Thursday at his home in Palo Alto, the Palo Alto Police Department said in a news release.
The man, who claimed to be 55 years old, provided his cell phone number and used it to first send photos of himself and then child sexual abuse material to the officer, police said.Palo Alto detectives identified the owner of the cell phone number and determined it was the same person who had corresponded with the undercover officer in Georgia, police said. They also determined he was a 67-year-old resident of Palo Alto.
Wenzlau provided the same phone number and sent pictures of himself to the detective, police said, adding that he went on to solicit the detective for explicit images, sent child sexual abuse material to the detective and made arrangements to meet them in person with the intent to perform sex acts. The meeting did not take place.
Wenzlau was also charged with arranging a meeting with a minor to engage in lewd behavior, a misdemeanor.Wenzlau has served on the Palo Alto Stormwater Management Oversight Committee since November 2017, according to his LinkedIn profile.
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