Police Arrest Man for Possession of Child Pornographic Materials After Tipoff From Burglars

If you thought burglars were always for mischief, you need to think again. In central California, a man was promptly arrested for being in possession of child porn material when on a tip off from burglars who a day before had robbed the man’s property.  54 year old Kraig Stockard from central California was allegedly robbed by two juveniles and close to 50 CDs they believed were blank were stolen. The aggrieved Stockard filed a police report  about the loss of his valuable items.

However, when the thieves started checking the quality of their booty by  inserting them into the computer, they were shocked to find a collection of child pornographic materials. Inspite of their being aware that they actually acquired the CDs by theft and burglary crimes, the juveniles decided to report Stockard to police for being in possession of child pornographic materials.

This report corroborated the earlier complaint filed by Stockard about the loss of his 50 CDs. In a search that was ordered to be carried out in Stockard’s property, three more computers and three laptops were taken away by the police, along with several external hard drives. Police said there were thousands of pictures and movies on the CDs and  more than 30 of the 50 discs had child pornography on them. It was discovered that  Stockard had been downloading indecent images of children since 2004. He was immediately arrested for possesion of child pornography and was released on cash bail of $25,000. Interestingly, the juveniles  burglars who reported Stockard went Scott free and have remained at large.

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