CT 20-Year-Old Arrested On Child Porn Charges Had 'Explicit' Photos, Police Say

A Connecticut man has been apprehended on alleged child porn charges after police said he persuaded a teen boy from Arizona to send him "explicit pictures."

A South Windsor man was arrested for allegedly enticing a teen to send him 'explicit' pictures.
Photo Credit: *South Windsor Police*

Kathy Reakes

09/04/2021 1:00 p.m.

On Thursday, Sept. 2, police in Hartford County arrested Drew J. McFarland, age 20, of South Windsor after a month-long investigation in which McFarland was found to have met a 15-year-old from Arizona online via an instant messaging app called Discord.

According to Sergeant Mark Cleverdon, of the New Windsor Police, McFarland used the app to converse with the victim and convince him to exchange explicit pictures since November of 2020.

During the investigation, it was determined that McFarland admitted to another person that he had engaged in this illegal conduct with a minor, Cleverdon said.

McFarland was arrested and charged with:

Risk of injury to a child
Promoting a minor in an obscene performance
Importing child pornography
Illegal possession of child pornography
Enticing a minor by computer

McFarland posted a $100,000 surety bond and is scheduled to appear in Manchester Superior Court on Wednesday, Sept. 22.

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