Crime & Safety
Meriden Man Charged with Child Porn Possession
The man allegedly sent child porn via the dating app Grindr.
MERIDEN, CT- A Meriden man who was allegedly found in possession of child pornography has been arrested.
A resident contacted police in December after an interaction on dating app Grindr, according to the Record-Journal. A man named "Kenny" said he had sex with a 4-year-old and was interested in beastiality.
Officers investigated and found the man was actually Pedro Morales Rosa. Police obtained a search warrant and found he sent four images of child pornography via Grindr.
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He blamed it on robots and PTSD, police said.
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