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Carlos Artiles, 28, of Patterson, New Jersey, who was a suspect in the theft of mail from mailboxes in January, which allowed investigators to apply for a search warrant to check the contents of his cellphone.
According to police, while searching his phone, detectives located a 30-second video of what appeared to be a minor involved in a sexual act. Investigators noted that it was determined that Artiles received the video from a third party and was not involved in its creation.
Based on the investigation, an arrest warrant was issued with a $100,000 bond, and Artiles, who was already in custody, was arraigned on a first-degree child pornography charge on Tuesday, July 30.
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