Senior Citizen Accused Of Possessing Child Porn In His Computer
A 74-year-old has been arrested and charged with possession of child pornography in Hamilton after police reportedly found images of children having sex with adults on his home computer, according to this article. Charles W. Britton was arrested after a three-week investigation by local police, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office and a State Police forensics unit.
Authorities were tipped off by employees at a local computer repair business in Hamilton. Britton had taken his computer to them for repairs. That was when the employees reportedly found numerous images on the hard drive of young girls and boys having sex with adults. Police seized computers from Britton’s home as well after reportedly obtaining a search warrant.
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