A year-old Anaheim man has been arrested on suspicion of child exploitation after police found more than a 1, photos and dozens of videos in his studio of nude, apparently underage girls, police said Thursday.
Michael Deane Irwin was arrested at his home Wednesday after a six-week investigation of his rent-a-model business. The case began when a year-old girl and her parents told police she had been photographed there in the nude, according to Anaheim Police Sgt. Steve Walker. Irwin was also held on suspicion of drug possession with intent to sell after police found 60 grams of marijuana, scales and plastic bags, Walker said.
Irwin ran a modeling service at E. Customers selected models by thumbing through a large, three-ring notebook with glossy photos, Walker said. Anaheim detectives ask that anyone with information about the case call Walker at The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
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