SAN JOSE — A Santa Clara County paramedic has been arrested after an internet investigation turned up evidence that he collected and shared hundreds of images depicting sexually exploited children, the San Jose Police Department said Wednesday.
Andrew Gutierrez, 31, of San Jose, is a Santa Clara County paramedic who was arrested April 29, 2025 on suspicion of collecting and distributing child sexual abuse material, according to police. (San Jose Police Dept.)
Andrew Gutierrez, 31, of San Jose, was arrested and booked April 29 on suspicion of possessing child sexual abuse material, authorities said. Santa Clara County records show he had not been charged as of Wednesday. He was not in custody, according to jail records.
Gutierrez attracted police suspicion in February when the SJPD Internet Crimes Against Children task force and Child Exploitation Detail, while conducting an investigation using an unspecified file-sharing platform, discovered a man “observed downloading and distributing over 600 images of child sexual abuse material.”
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Detectives later linked the activity to Gutierrez, and determined that he was an active paramedic in the county. Police did not disclose what ambulance provider employed him; a message to the county’s primary provider was not immediately returned.
On the day of his arrest, police said they served a search warrant at Gutierrez’s home and confiscated evidence linking him to the images.
Citing that “Gutierrez was employed as a person of trust,” police are asking anyone with information to contact Detective Mark Minten at 408-277-1397 or by email at [email protected]. Tips can also be left with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-7867 or siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org.