Crime · Fresno, CA
Former Fresno Police Sergeant Convicted in Roseville Child Sex Sting
A Placer County jury convicted Paige Grant McQuay, a former Fresno police sergeant, of attempted lewd and lascivious acts upon a child under 14 and communicating with a minor to commit an unlawful sexual offense. McQuay was arrested Sept. 18, 2024, in Fresno during a Roseville Police Department sting operation targeting adults seeking sexual activity with children online, which led to 19 felony arrests. He had served the Fresno Police Department since 1993 and supervised about 15 officers in its northeast policing district at the time of his arrest. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 9 in Auburn, and McQuay remains in custody.