CHICAGO (AP) - A firefighter is facing several child pornography charges after Cook County state’s attorney investigators discovered images on his computer
Edward Mendelson of Chicago is a firefighter for the Schiller Park Fire Department. A search warrant was executed Thursday at the fire department after investigators determined subscriber information for a computer in question was at that location.
After Mendelson’s laptop computer was seized, numerous video and picture files of children younger than 13 were found.
Prosecutors contend forensic examination uncovered images of children between 13 and 17 depicted in sexual acts.
Judge Stanley Hill on Friday ordered the 47-year-old Mendelson held in lieu of $150,000 bond. His next court date is scheduled for April 30. It wasn’t immediately known if Mendelson has an attorney.
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