California comic strip creator Darrin Bell arrested in Sacramento on child pornography charges

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Posted on 01/16/2025 11:39:56 AM PST by Navy Patriot

A prominent California-based comic strip creator, cartoonist and author has been arrested on suspicion of possession and creating child pornography.

Darrin Lawrence Bell, 49, who won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning, was arrested Wednesday morning at his south Sacramento home by Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office investigators.

Deputies served a search warrant Wednesday morning against Bell following an investigation by the Sacramento Valley Internet Crimes Against Children Detectives task force. Bell was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail and remains held on $1 million bail. Bell was expected to be arraigned Friday afternoon in Sacramento Superior Court.

The Sheriff’s Office said it was the first arrest by the task force connected to AI-generated material, which was incorporated into existing child pornography law on Jan. 1. It was not known Thursday whether Bell would face federal charges, said Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Amar Gandhi.

Bell is best known for his comic strip “Candorville,” which features three childhood friends of color and their daily lives in the inner city. Bell, who is Black and Jewish...

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