On February 3, 2025, the Tracy Police Department was alerted to an inappropriate relationship between a juvenile and an adult that they had met online but were familiar with from a church that they both attend in Hayward. An officer assigned to patrol conducted a thorough investigation of the allegations and forwarded the report to the Tracy Police Department General Investigations Unit (GIU) to continue the investigation.
During the investigation, the victim disclosed that they had been sexually assaulted on multiple occasions between December 2024 and January 2025 in Tracy. Based on the information provided, the suspect was identified as Jeremy Sanchez-Albino (37 years old from Tracy). With assistance from the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) and the Special Enforcement Team (SET), Sanchez-Albino was taken into custody without incident on February 4, 2025. Following Sanchez-Albino’s arrest, GIU, SIU, and SET served a search warrant at his residence.
At this time, there is no information to suggest that there are additional victims.
Sanchez-Albino was arrested for PC 288.3(A) – Contacting a Minor to Commit a Felony, PC 261.5(A) – Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with a Minor, PC 287(b)(1) – Oral Copulation with a Person Under 18, and booked into the San Joaquin County Jail.
This is an ongoing investigation, anyone with information is encouraged to contact Tracy Police Detective Badr Fayyaz at Badr.Fayyaz@TracyPD.com or 209-831-6966.
If you or someone you know is a survivor of sexual assault and need someone to talk to, contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline by calling +1 (800) 656-4673 or chat online by visiting hotline.rainn.org/online.
