A 24-year-old man arrested for possession and distribution of child pornography in March was found dead in his San Mateo home yesterday morning.
Samnang Chun, who lived on the 600 block of First Avenue, likely killed himself as the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office is investigating his death as a suicide, county Coroner Robert Foucrault wrote the Daily Journal in an email yesterday.
San Mateo police also confirmed the death is not being investigated criminally although police nor the Coroner’s Office revealed how he died.
He was arrested March 22 in a countywide sweep of suspected child pornography users and distributors that landed 10 in jail, including 29-year-old Ritha Chun, who was arrested at the First Avenue residence on unrelated charges.
Samnang Chun faced felony charges after police searched his home and found evidence on his computer linking him to the distribution and possession of child pornography. Chun’s laptop computer revealed hundreds of child pornography images, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office.
The sweep that landed Samnang Chun in jail was the result of a Silicon Valley ICAC Task Force investigation that targeted peer-to-peer file sharing online, evolving from previous investigations when suspects often were identified through chat room decoy operations, according to police.
Investigators searched for hardcore images involving pre-pubescent children then connected with the suspects who shared the images, according to police. Samnang Chun’s individual Internet protocol address was tracked to the First Avenue home after which a search warrant was issued and he was arrested, according to police.
Chun was out on bail after his March 22 arrest and was last in court May 24. ..Source.. by Bill Silverfarb Daily Journal staff
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