September 5, 2025

The Ventura County Child Exploitation Human Trafficking Task Force, made up of the District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigation and the FBI, arrested six people in Ventura County during a two-week enforcement operation targeting the production, distribution, and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The operation was made successful by the valuable assistance of the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, Ventura Police Department, Santa Paula Police Department, Oxnard Police Department, and Southern California High Tech Task Force.

The coordinated effort was executed between August 18, 2025, and August 29, 2025. In all, 11 search warrants approved by Superior Court Judges, including three for residential locations, were served for Investigators to obtain vital evidence in these cases.

Those arrested in Ventura County are alleged to have committed various crimes, including the possession of CSAM, possession of CSAM with intent to distribute, and attempted enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity.
“Child exploitation thrives in secrecy, but operations like this shine a light on those who seek to harm children,” said District Attorney Erik Nasarenko. “These arrests and charges show what can be accomplished when local, state, and federal law enforcement join forces to identify offenders and safeguard the most vulnerable among us.”

Defendants arrested:
Tan Hoang Phuc Le (23 years old, Simi Valley) - 2025007355 Charged with: PC 311.11(a) - Possession of child pornography

Kevin Williams (42 years old, Santa Paula) - 2025021227
Charged with: PC 311.11(a) - Possession of child pornography, PC 311.1 - Possession of child pornography with intent to distribute (6-counts)

Dameon Schubert (36 years old, Ventura) - 2025021272
Charged with: PC 311.11(a) - Possession of child pornography, PC 311.1 - Possession of child pornography with intent to distribute

Kevin Reynolds (40 years old, Newbury Park)
Charges under review: PC 311.11(a) - Possession of child pornography, PC 311.1 - Possession of child pornography with intent to distribute
Note: Reynolds is a Fillmore High School Chemistry teacher – News Release

Scott Milne (44 years old, Thousand Oaks)
Charges under review: PC 311.11(a) - Possession of child pornography, PC 311.1 - Possession of child pornography with intent to distribute, PC 311.2(c) – Distribution and possession of child pornography with intent to distribute

Samuel William Lafond (37 years old) - Federal Arrest
18 U.S.C. § 2422(b) - Attempted enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity
18 U.S.C. §§ 2252A(a)(2)(A), (b)(1) - Distribution of child pornography 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252A(a)(2)(A), (b)(1) - Receipt of child pornography
18 U.S.C. §§ 2252A(a)(5)(B), (b)(2) - Possession of child pornography

“The FBI continues to collaborate with our local partners in Ventura County to focus on the exploitation of the most vulnerable members of our society,” said Akil Davis, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office. “As part of “Operation Summer Heat” the FBI has stepped up its efforts to target violent criminals - including violent offenders who target children - for arrest and prosecution at both the state and federal level. I’m proud of the enduring relationships we enjoy with the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department, as well as the Ventura, Oxnard and Santa Paula Police Departments, in having focused and continuing to focus on this important mission over the past several weeks and in the days ahead.”

The Ventura County District Attorney’s Office Bureau of Investigation and the FBI also partner with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which receives and shares tips about possible child sexual exploitation received through its 24/7 hotline at
1-800-THE-LOST and on missingkids.org. As always, we urge the public to remain vigilant and report any suspected crime against a child to 911 and local law enforcement immediately.

A criminal complaint or indictment is merely an allegation. Every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.