San Diego Police officer Brandon McGibbon, who has been charged by a federal grand jury with five counts of child sexual abuse offenses involving three minor victims, pleaded not guilty in court on Tuesday. Prosecutors said the officer started reaching out to girls in 2023, victimizing three mino rs online in Arizona and Maine, with eager willingness to travel to meet them in person for sex. It is not yet clear if there are any more victims who may be living in California. Between Oct. 25 and Nov. 6, 2025, McGibbon, 33, engaged in the attempted receipt and production of child pornography and the attempted enticement and coercion of the minors to engage in obscene matter and sexual conduct, authorities said. The FBI got its first report last year in April from a woman who said McGibbon reached out to her on the Telegram messaging app when she was 17. Last November, investigators searched McGibbon’s home, which he shared with a married couple and the couple’s two minor children, and found his cell phone with messages to many more minors, suspected minors, and women ranging in age from 13 to their early twenties. Prosecutors said McGibbon told girls he was a police officer with no hesitation and that he was willing to “risk it all.” The federal lawsuit says McGibbon’s typical approach was to contact young girls on social media, particularly Snapchat, then ask if they want to be “spoiled” or given the “princess treatment” in exchange for sending him naked photos and videos. McGibbon has been charged with attempted receipt of child pornography, attempted sexual exploitation of a minor and attempted enticement of a minor. In an emailed statement to NBC 7, the San Diego Police Department responded by stating that the department suspended McGibbon when they learned of the investigation and stripped him of his police powers. “We hold our officers to the highest standards, and these allegations do not reflect the great work of the men and women of the San Diego Police Department,” SDPD said. McGibbon has been with the SDPD for six years. FBI special agents cooperated with the SDPD in leading the investigation into McGibbon. The case is the result of ongoing collaboration between the U.S. Attorney’s Office Special Victims Unit and the San Diego District Attorney’s Office. The SVU leads collaborations between federal and local law enforcement in the investigation and prosecution of cases involving sex trafficking and child exploitation, civil rights, and labor trafficking.  This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. ...read more read less