A 19-year-old man has been arrested after an investigation during which authorities said they uncovered evidence that he tampered with a girl’s social media platforms and disseminated her explicit photos and videos, Gilbert police said.
Elijah Deshong faces 34 criminal charges, including computer tampering, interfering with judicial proceedings, unlawful disclosure of images, sexual exploitation of a minor, aggravated harassment and taking the identity of another.
Between March 2025 and March 2026, the Gilbert Police Department received eight reports involving the suspect and the victim.
