A 29-year-old West Elsdon man has been charged with possession of child pornography following a Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children investigation, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Saturday.
In October, the ICAC Unit began investigating a tip they received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a user on a social media app who had uploaded files containing child pornography.
Through subpoenas and search warrants, investigators confirmed the content on the account contained child pornography and that the account belonged to Marcos Fuentes-Robledo, of the 3600 block of West 55th Place.
On April 3, Investigators met with Fuentes-Robledo, and after being issued his Miranda Warning, he admitted to viewing child pornography on his cell phone.
Investigators took possession of his phone and obtained a search warrant for it. A forensic analysis of the phone found approximately two dozen sexually explicit videos and images involving children. On April 25, Investigators arrested Fuentes-Robledo.
That afternoon, the Cook State’s Attorney’s Office approved one count of Dissemination of Child Pornography, a Class X felony, and one count of Possession of Child Pornography, a Class 2 felony, against him.
He was ordered to be detained at the Cook County Jail and was scheduled to appear Tuesday at the George N. Leighton Criminal Courthouse.
Since 2020, Sheriff’s Police ICAC Unit Investigations have led to charges against 53 people for cases involving victimization of children and child pornography.