Sheriff's investigators arrested Daniel Adams Phillips, 28, of
Gautier, on Thursday on a charge of possession of child pornography,
Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd said.Gautier police initially arrested Phillips on a charge of burglary. After he was transferred to the Jackson County jail, authorities there found Phillips' cellphone and did a cursory scan of it, which indicated there was child pornography downloaded on the device. As a result, authorities booked Phillips on a child pornography charge. Though he's currently facing one charge, the case will be presented to a Jackson County grand jury to determine if additional charges should follow.
Dakota Territories
A sentencing date has been set for a college student accused of posessing child pornography.
Vincent Taffe, 19, will be sentenced on August 28th.
The Minnesota student plead guilty to one count of possessing child pornography in December.
He faces 10 years in prison.
Taffe, who was not in court Tuesday, previously admitted to 7th circuit Judge Mary Thorstenson that he had downloaded at least 5 explicit videos involving children.
Worcester, MA
An international child pornography network first discovered in Massachusetts has come full circle with another local arrest -- this time in Worcester -- according to federal court documents.
Geoffrey R. Portway, 39, was arrested Friday after federal agents and state troopers searched his home and seized a laptop and desktop computer that allegedly contained images of child pornography and dead children. He was charged with the possession and distribution of child pornography and a detention hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, the US Attorney’s Office said.
Portway is being held by Worcester police, according to an affidavit written by Peter Manning, a special agent with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations.
Newark, NY
A Newark man has pleaded guilty to receipt and possession of child pornography.
Anthony Howe, Sr., 48, of Newark, N.Y., pleaded guilty to receipt and possession of child pornography before U.S. District Court Judge David G. Larimer, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced Tuesday.
Howe was observed downloading files with names which suggested sexual acts with eight and nine-year-old children, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Craig R. Gestring, who is handling the case.
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