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Eduardo Barajas-Mendoza, age 37 of Wilton, was arrested on Tuesday, Jan. 30 by the Wilton Police following an intensive investigation.
According to Lt. Anna Tornello, of the Wilton Police, the department received information from the Connecticut State Police task force reporting that the distribution of child sexual abuse material may have occurred in Wilton.
A search warrant was completed for the IP Address associated with the distribution which resulted in the identification of an address in the Town of Wilton, said Tornello.
During the continued investigation two suspects were identified, Barajas-Mendoza and Miguel Mendoza.
In November 2023, officers searched Barajas-Mendoza's home where numerous items were seized and later forensically examined.
During the examination, 153 individual video files were found which consisted of child sex abuse, police said.
The devices containing these files were found to be under the control of Barajas-Mendoza. A further investigation found that Barajas-Mendoza had been using the identity of Miguel Mendoza as an alias for work purposes, Tornello said.
Barajas-Mendoza was arrested and charged with three counts of possessing child pornography.
He was held on a $175,000 bond
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