Accused child predator arrested in Visalia Thursday morning

VISALIA, Calif. (KFSN) -- An accused child predator is now in custody in Visalia.

Police arrested 33-year-old Fidel Madrigal early Thursday morning, for possession of child abuse material.

The Youth Services Unit was responding to a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, about a man living in Visalia who was in possession of obscene images of children.

Officers served a search warrant at a home on West Center Avenue near Hall Street.

They found evidence of child abuse material and arrested Madrigal.

He was booked into the Tulare County Adult Pre-Trial Facility.