Five local, state and federal law enforcement agencies worked together to solve a disturbing case in Maricopa that seemed fitting for “To Catch a Predator” host Chris Hansen.

Maricopa police arrested 23-year-old Aaron Ketzler at his Senita home last week. The crimes he is alleged to have committed inside his house in Ibis Way are disturbing.

The twisted case dates back to March 21, when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force filed an online report with the Mesa Police Department.

Anonymous whistleblowers learned that a Maricopa man had uploaded more than a dozen videos of children being sexually abused to his Google account.

Mesa police issued a search warrant to Google and watched Ketzler log into his Google account more than 100 times. This required resources that the upstart Maricopa Police Department didn't have a grasp on.

“We have our own digital forensics unit,” Sergeant Mesa said.jamie cox said Inmaricopa. “They can deal with all the computer-based crimes, which tend to be a lot of computer-based sexual crimes.”

Executing search warrants on cellphones requires special training and skills that detectives sometimes provide to smaller agencies like Maricopa, Cox said.

On July 19, the digital forensics team submitted its findings to Maricopa police, according to a probable cause statement obtained by . Inmaricopa. On August 1st, police used a clever ruse to pin down the login information for Mr. Ketzler's home computer in Maricopa.

Two days later, they arrested him during a surprise visit and booked him into jail on a felony charge of child sexual exploitation. On August 9, they filed additional charges for exploiting a child sex doll.

Ketzler admitted to police that he viewed child pornography. The man told police he found the material while searching the internet for videos of people dying, according to a probable cause affidavit.

After Ketzler's arrest, special agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security conducted a forensic triage of Ketzler's cell phone and discovered 20 images of children being sexually abused, according to police documents. .

Mr. Ketzler faces a probable fine and a possible sentence of 10 years in prison. But according to Arizona criminal law, he could spend a whopping 70 years in prison if prosecutors prove aggravating factors.

Ketzler does not yet have a court date scheduled. He has no prior criminal record, according to public records.

The Arizona Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force did not respond to a request for comment. But law enforcement officials closer to the area were grateful for the help.

“By working with AZICAC, the Metropolitan Police Service can protect vulnerable children from harm,” said police spokeswoman Monica Williams. Inmaricopa. “We are grateful for the assistance, cooperation, and resources they provided us as we proceeded with this investigation.”