For Immediate Release: Arrest Made in Child Exploitation

On September 26, 2025, the Paradise Police Department was contacted by a concerned citizen reporting that an adult male was engaged in electronic communications with a decoy account posing as a 14-year-old female.

The citizen provided evidence to investigators indicating that Devin Olah, a resident of Paradise, had sent sexually explicit material to the decoy, whom he believed to be a 14-year-old girl. During the course of these communications, Olah also attempted to arrange an in-person meeting with the decoy.

Following an investigation, on October 15, 2025, Paradise Police Department officers arrested Devin Olah for the following charges:

•              288.2(a)(1) PC – Sending harmful matter with intent to seduce a minor

•              664/288.3(a) PC – Attempted contact with a minor with intent to commit a sexual offense

Olah was booked into the Butte County Jail with bail set at $125,000.

The Paradise Police Department would like to thank the community for its continued vigilance in helping to protect children from online predators.

This investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with additional information is encouraged to contact the Paradise Police Department at (530) 872-6241.