Charges have been filed against Dayton Robert Aldrich, a City of Santa Barbara employee, for the possession, manufacture, and distribution of child pornography; possession of assault weapons; possession of extended-capacity magazines; and possession of cocaine with an assault weapon, according to Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch.

Aldrich, a 35-year-old Santa Barbara resident, is employed as a community development program specialist and was formerly an employee of the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office.

Aldrich worked at the District Attorney’s Office from 2015 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2024, holding positions as a victim witness program assistant and a legal office professional.

Aldrich is being held at the Santa Barbara County Jail on $500,000 bail,

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