Rochester Police Department Cyber Tip Investigation Leads to Child Porn Charge
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A cyber tip has led to the filing of a child pornography charge against a Rochester man.
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The criminal complaint, filed in Olmsted County Court on Thursday, says Rochester police received the tip on June 27.
It referenced possible child sexual abuse material being uploaded to the chatting app Discord in September of last year. The tip included a phone number, username, email address and IP address.
22-Year-Old Rochester Man Facing Child Porn Charge Following Investigation Triggered by Cyber Tip
Rochester police connected the account associated with the cyber tip to 22-year-old Alejandro Gael Lopez, the complaint says.
The complaint accuses Lopez of uploading a lewd photo of an 8-10 year-old girl to Discord.
On Tuesday, officers executed a search warrant on Lopez’s person and his home. Police stopped Lopez as he was leaving work in downtown Rochester and seized a phone, according to the court document.
The complaint says a search of the phone showed the information associated with the Discord account included in the cyber tip. Officers also found numerous other electronic devices at Lopez’s home and a child-size sex doll, the complaint alleges.
Lopez is charged with one count of possession of pornographic work involving a minor under the age of 14.
He was released without bail following his first court appearance Thursday morning and is due back in court in October.
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