Maryland State Police Arrest Man On Child Pornography Charges In Cecil County

(NORTH EAST, MD) – A man from Cecil County was arrested and charged Friday after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigation developed evidence supporting charges of possession of child pornography.

The suspect is identified as Brandon Michael Roberts, 34, of Elkton, Maryland. He is charged with eight counts of possession of child pornography. Roberts was arrested on Friday without incident. He is being held without bond at the Cecil County Detention Center.

Beginning in August 2022, troopers from the Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force began an online investigation involving the possession of child pornography. Investigators obtained media files of child pornography that were being distributed online. Further investigations led to the identification of the suspect in Cecil County.

On Friday, troopers located Roberts and arrested him in the 100 block of Lums Road in North East, Maryland. A preliminary forensic review of his electronic devices seized at the scene revealed multiple child pornography files.

The Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit coordinates the Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. This is a combined law enforcement effort involving police departments across Maryland that is made possible in part due to grant funds provided by the Governor’s Office of Crime Prevention, Youth and Victim Services and by a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. Task force investigators focus on identifying those involved in child pornography via the Internet and other related crimes that victimize children.

Brandon Michael Roberts

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