{"id":25163,"date":"2022-07-20T11:20:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T15:20:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/?p=25163"},"modified":"2022-08-02T13:21:59","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T17:21:59","slug":"maryland-state-police-arrest-man-on-child-pornography-charges-in-harford-county-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/2022\/07\/20\/maryland-state-police-arrest-man-on-child-pornography-charges-in-harford-county-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland State Police Arrest Man On Child Pornography Charges In Harford County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(FOREST HILL, MD) \u2013 Troopers arrested a Harford County man Friday morning after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Investigation developed evidence of distribution and possession of child pornography.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect is identified as Jon Erich Smith, 37, of Forest Hill, Maryland. Smith is charged with seven counts of distribution of child pornography and five counts of possession with intent to distribute child pornography. He was transported to the Harford County Detention Center, where he is being held without bail.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning in July 2022, the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit initiated an investigation into the distribution and possession of child pornography online. At about 10:10 a.m. Friday, Maryland State Police served a search warrant at the identified residence of the suspect. A preliminary forensic review of the suspect\u2019s electronic devices revealed multiple child pornography files. Smith was arrested at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation continues \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/07\/SMITH_BookingPhoto-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25164\" src=\"http:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/07\/SMITH_BookingPhoto-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/07\/SMITH_BookingPhoto-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/07\/SMITH_BookingPhoto-792x1024.jpg 792w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/07\/SMITH_BookingPhoto-768x993.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/07\/SMITH_BookingPhoto-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/07\/SMITH_BookingPhoto-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/msp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/07\/SMITH_BookingPhoto-scaled.jpg 1979w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">###<\/p>\n<p>CONTACT: Office of Media Communications, msp.media@maryland.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(FOREST HILL, MD) \u2013 Troopers arrested a Harford County man Friday morning after a Maryland State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Investigation developed evidence of distribution and possession of child pornography. The suspect is identified as Jon Erich Smith, 37, of Forest Hill, Maryland. 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