On February 13, the Marin County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigations, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies throughout Marin County, conducted Operation Broken Heart — an undercover, online-chat operation targeting sexual predators who were looking to meet minors in person for lewd acts.
During the one-day operation, four men were arrested and since have been charged with felony violations of attempting to contact and communicate with a minor for the purpose of engaging in lewd and lascivious behavior, as well as felony violations of arranging to meet with a minor for that same purpose.
The men charged are:
- Owen Michael Dombrowski, 26, of San Rafael
- Nassor Ngabira, 24, of Santa Rosa
- Melvin Rodriguez-Delafuente, 27, of Richmond
- Jose Luis Ruiz Magallon, 38, of Oakland
Rodriguez-Delafuente additionally has been charged with a misdemeanor violation of attempting to furnish alcohol to a minor.
The allegations must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
The operation was carried out in response to the escalating threat of online exploitation of children by perpetrators who use their anonymity to gain access to children. District Attorney Lori Frugoli said this is a good time to remind parents and caregivers to continuously educate themselves and their children on the dangers of the internet, to monitor their children’s usage, and to have open conversations about the risks associated with online-chat platforms.
The Bureau of Investigations would like to thank the following law enforcement agencies for their collaboration on this operation: The Novato Police Department, Marin County Sheriff’s Office, Marin County Specialized Investigative Unit, Coordination of Probation Enforcement, Napa County Sheriff’s Department, Marin County Probation, Northern California Regional Intelligence Center, Fairfax Police Department, San Rafael Police Department, Mill Valley Police Department, and the Northern California Computer Crimes Task Force.
Special thanks to the following law enforcement agencies for their continued support in the fight against child exploitation in the greater San Francisco Bay Area: The Silicon Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, and the Contra Costa County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Legal status please cause my statistics show OVER 25% of these dirtbags are ILLEGALS preying on YOUR kids courtesy of ENTIRE democrat party. I want to know cause I am correct and if you doubt me just watch Chris Hanson take down these losers and help deport them ALL
This proves that theory to be FALSE!!!! So while we blame one group of people, the real predators run around hiding behind your lies. Let’’s not be distracted!!!
They come in all colors, shapes and sizes. They come married, single and often divorced. They come in white, black, brown, etc. They are some that are well educated, white collar men, poor, middle class and the riches of the riches. They are a lot of predators especially in white collar uniform.
Let’s take all the men who look for children to sexually exploit them, abuse them, take photos of them take videos, and use them for their personal disgusting use. Let’s deport them all to an island!
Better yet, lets GO to the streets and CHANGE the LAWS on theses predators. I would love to see this operation of BROKEN HEARTS be an ongoing project. I was a victim of a crime. Praying for change! Now about to ACT ON CHANGE!
Save our children!
Thank you.