SAN ANTONIO — A Cibolo Police officer was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with two counts of possession of child pornography and one count of promotion of child pornography, authorities say, after the department was notified of an active warrant from the Texas Attorney General's Office.
It's unknown how long Chris Ybarra has been a member of the Cibolo Police Department, but CPD authorities say he was placed on leave after the arrest.
"The Cibolo Police Department is cooperating with the investigation and will continue to assist in whatever capacity that we can," a statement from the department reads.
According to a spokesperson with the Texas Office of the Attorney General, Ybarra was arrested on two warrants for Possession of Child Pornography and one count of Promotion of Child Pornography.
The Child Exploitation Unit was asked to assist in the investigation (which was the result of an out-of-state investigation as well as a case that originated from the Guadalupe County Sheriff's Office) of Ybarra and executed a search warrant at Ybarra's home.
Ybarra was found at his place of employment and arrested.
During an interview with investigators, Ybarra confessed to "viewing and saving images of child pornography."
Investigators reportedly found "child pornography on a digital storage device in Ybarra's [home] and at least one video is known to have been manufactured by Ybarra," per the spokesperson with the AG's office.
Ybarra was arrested and taken to the Guadalupe County Jail without incident.