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Sam Gold, age 19, of Westport, was arrested on Saturday, Feb. 6, following an investigation that took place in April, said Westport Police Lieutenant David Wolf.
According to Wolf, on Saturday, April 4, the Westport Police Department received information that a town resident was possibly downloading child pornography onto his computer.
The sergeant investigating the matter was able to determine that the IP address of the computer being utilized to download the suspected images did in fact come back to a home in Westport, Wolf said.
A search warrant was then applied for and granted to search the computers and electronic devices at the address in question. During the execution of the search warrant, one of the residents, Sam Gold, allegedly tampered with some of the devices that the investigating detectives were attempting to inspect.
During an examination of the devices that were seized, suspected images of child pornography allegedly downloaded by Sam Gold were located, Wolf said.
On Feb. 6, Gold turned himself in at the Westport Police Department in connection with an active warrant.
He was charged with:
- Possession of child pornography
- Tampering with evidence
- Interfering with a search
- Interfering with an officer
Gold was released after posting a $100,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Norwalk Superior Court.
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