16-year-old arrested for uploading child pornography in Porterville

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A teen was arrested aft allegedly uploading kid pornography, the Porterville Police Department said.

Officers accidental they received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) connected Feb. 11 regarding a nonmigratory who uploaded a media record containing kid pornography.

Throughout the investigation, detectives accidental they identified a 16-year-old fishy arsenic the 1 successful possession of pornographic images and/or videos of children.

Detectives responded to the location of the juvenile fishy connected Wednesday astatine astir 3 p.m. and accidental they arrested him. Investigators adhd a hunt warrant was executed astatine the home, wherever physics devices that belonged to the teen were connected for further forensic analysis.

The teen was booked astatine the Juvenile Detention Facility nether suspicion of possessing and distributing kid pornography, per officers.

Anyone with accusation regarding this lawsuit is encouraged to interaction the Porterville Police Department astatine 559-782-7400. Tips tin beryllium provided anonymously.