A Twentynine Palms man was extradited from Chicago and now faces charges of distribution of pornography to a minor. According to a Sheriff’s report, deputies learned in December 2017 that Xander Banda, who was then 20 years old, had befriended a 13-year-old girl at a church event a few months earlier. Banda began messaging the girl, requesting nude photos from her, and he texted her nude photos of himself. When detectives completed their investigation and the District Attorney’s office issued a warrant for Banda’s arrest in January 2018. Banda was arrested in Chicago for investigation of distribution of pornography to a minor and extradited back to San Bernardino County on Thursday, January 30. Xander Banda was booked into the West Valley Detention Center with his bail set at $25,000. He pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in a Joshua Tree court Friday.
