Former California sheriff's deputy takes his own life after arrest for attempted sex with 'teen'

A former sheriff's deputy has died by suicide after he was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of attempting to have sex with a minor, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Anthony Russo, 52, once a deputy in the Riverside County Sheriff's Office, was found dead in his Arrowbear Lake home on Friday, the San Bernadino County Coroner confirmed.

The sheriff's special investigation bureau received a tip about possible crimes committed by Russo on December 10.

An undercover investigator posing as a 15-year-old contacted Russo, who 'shared explicit material and communicated his intent to meet with the supposed minor to engage in sexual acts'

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