Friday, January 29, 2010

Former Corrections Officer Samuel Martinez Jr Accused of Having Child Porn on His Blackberry

A former Nebraska Corrections officer could face up to 20 years n prison for allegedly having images of naked children on his phone, said Lancaster County investigators.

An arrest warrant was issued for 27-year-old Samuel Martinez Jr.

Deputy Lancaster County Attorney Joe Kelly said investigators found the images on Martinez's Blackberry.

The images allegedly showed children as young as a year old, according to an arrest warrant.

The warrant detailed other findings, including photos of a young girl wearing a dog collar and another girl with hands bound by a rope.

Investigators said they don't believe Martinez took the photos himself.

"They were all disturbing and as young as 6 and 7 years old," Kelly said.

Martinez was an officer at the Diagnostic and Evaluation Center in Lincoln. He held the job for year and then resigned after being accused of sending explicit text messages to a 17-year-old girl. Kelly said the teen's mother reported the messages to police.

Martinez was charged with misdemeanors and paid $50. He was released and investigators kept his cell phone. They then found the images on the phone.

Martinez has yet to be arrested on the new felony charge. Kelly said investigators don't know his location.

If convicted of the child pornography charges, he could face up to 20 years in prison and a $25,000 fine.

He's scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 8 for the misdemeanor charges.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That is sick.