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LASD Captain Quietly Retires Amidst Sex Trafficking Investigation

A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department captain who lives in Stevenson Ranch retired in January, months after his home was searched and he was discovered at a known sex trafficking location.

Captain Charles “Chuck” M. Norris IV, Acting Commander of the Special Operations Bureau, retired on Jan. 27, 2024, after 34 years and six months of service in the LASD, according to documents filed for the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association Board of Retirement.

Norris had been quietly relieved of duty in Sept 2023, after allegedly attempting to meet a 12-to-14-year-old teenage boy for sex, according to reports obtained by The Current Report.

On Sept. 9, 2023, Norris was caught entering a known human trafficking location and used his issued LASD vehicle to travel to the trafficking location, according to officials.

Within days, Norris’ home in Stevenson Ranch was raided on Sept. 11 by multiple law enforcement agencies, and he was asked to surrender his badge and gun, according to officials.

Investigators allegedly found multiple incriminating pieces of evidence, including digital child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

No arrests have been reported in county records, and federal records – which often pertain to CSAM – are unavailable to the media as of Wednesday.


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LASD Captain Quietly Retires Amidst Sex Trafficking Investigation

3 comments

  1. Disgusting!! To think he’s supposed to be protecting the young against perv and pedo’s like him! I hope he is registered as a sex offender!!! He is one that needs to be in prison!!!

  2. He should not be entitled to his pension from the time they can verify his involvement, if he’s found guilty.

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