By Steve Neavling
Ticklethewire.com
A U.S. customs officer in Maine faces up to 10 years in prison on a federal child pornography charge.
Homeland Security began investigatinxg Larry O’Neal, 44, in early January after investigators traced a downloaded file of suspected child pornography to his computer at home in Houtlon, Maine, Bangor Daily News reports.
Investigators said they found child pornography on a computer and hard drive, including images of girls about 12 to 14 years performing sex acts.
O’Neal was indicted on Feb. 15 and pleaded not guilty.
A CBP spokeswoman declined to discuss the case but said they agency “is fully cooperating with the FBI and Office of the Inspector General regarding this investigation.”
