Villa Park Man Accused of Child Pornography

ELMHURST, IL – A Villa Park man is free on bond after being arrested on five felony charges of possessing child pornography files, police said.

Faizan Siddiqui, 21, posted the required 10 percent of his $25,000 bond, according to a news release from the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office.

On Thursday, authorities executed a search warrant of Siddiqui’s house in the 1600 block of South Michigan Avenue. This followed an undercover internet investigation into the possession and distribution of child pornography files via social media, the release said. A computer forensic investigation of Siddiqui’s digital electronics revealed the presence of child pornography, police said.