'I Was Trying to Do a Good Deed': California Man Arrested for Trying to Buy Minors for Sex

'I was trying to do a good deed': California man arrested for trying to buy minors for sex

By Ricardo Tovar Click here for updates on this story     SALINAS, California (KSBW) — A Monterey County respiratory therapist is out of federal custody after being arrested and accused of trying to meet minors for sex. Edy Antonio Jr., 30, of Salinas, was arrested on April 21, 2025, in the parking lot of a Starbucks with $500 in cash. According to the criminal complaint, he worked in Salinas and Monterey. Antonio is accused of using a platform …

Man arrested for attempting to buy minors for sex in Salinas

SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV) - A respiratory therapist from Monterey County was arrested back in April after attempting to buy two young girls in Salinas. According to court documents filed within the U.S. Department of Justice, Edy Antonio, Jr., a respiratory therapist from Monterey County, responded to an ad posted on a website for sexual services on April 21. An undercover Homeland Security Investigations agent was behind the post. When Antonio …