East Providence Man Arrested for Child Porn Possession and Transfer

Members of the Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested Bryan R. Lafreniere, age 32, of 10 Bullocks Point Avenue, Apartment 209, East Providence on Wednesday for Possession of Child Pornography and Transfer of Child Pornography.

Mr. Lafreniere will be arraigned on the aforementioned charges after 11:30 AM this morning in Sixth Division District Court, Garrahy Judicial Complex, One Dorrance Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island.

ICAC Task Force members recently initiated an undercover investigation of individuals trading images and videos of child pornography on the Internet. The Internet connection at 10 Bullocks Point Avenue, Apartment 209, East Providence, Rhode Island was identified as allegedly sharing videos and images of child pornography. This morning ICAC Task Force members executed a court-authorized search warrant at the East Providence residence. Task Force members identified child pornography on a computer within the residence and identified Mr. Lafreniere as the alleged owner of the computer and the images and videos of child pornography.

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A person found guilty of Possession of Child Pornography may be subject to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisoned not more than five (5) years, or both. A person found guilty of Transfer of Child Pornography may be subject to a fine of not more than five thousand dollars ($5,000), or imprisoned not more than fifteen (15) years, or both.

The Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force actively engages in investigative efforts to identify subjects involved in child exploitation-related activities. The Rhode Island ICAC Task Force Program is administered by the Rhode Island State Police and supports a national network of multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional task forces engaged in investigations, forensic examinations, and prosecutions related to Internet crimes against children and technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation. The Rhode Island ICAC Task Force is comprised of members of the Rhode Island State Police Computer Crimes Unit along with detectives from the Coventry Police Department, Warwick Police Department, Pawtucket Police Department, North Kingstown Police Department, Portsmouth Police Department, Bristol Police Department, South Kingstown Police Department, Woonsocket Police Department, and special agents from Homeland Security Investigations and United States Postal Inspection Services.

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