Task Force Nabs Man With Pockets Full Of Child Porn: Prosecutor

EVERGREEN PARK, IL — A Chicago man was arrested after it was determined that he had downloading photos and videos of children engaged in explicit sexual acts from an internet file sharing site, prosecutors said. Rochelle Taylor, 56, appeared before Cook County Judge John Mahoney on felony charges of child pornography and possession of computer photos of child pornography.

Taylor was the subject of an investigation by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and Evergreen Park police. Investigators determined that an IP address in Chicago, said to belong to Taylor, had been downloading child pornography.

On March 13, the ICAC task force executed a warrant at Taylor’s home, where they found 60 graphic images and videos of children ages 8 to 16 engaged in sexual acts stored on micro SD cards, according to the allegations. Investigators also found 12 child porn videos that had been downloaded to thumb drives in Taylor’s pockets, the prosecutor said.

The public defender told the judge that Taylor was currently helping family members. If placed on electronic home monitoring, Taylor could stay with his brother, who does not have the internet or minors living in his home.

“This is a non-probationable offense,” Mahoney said. “If there was a bond higher than no bond he’d get that.”

Taylor was ordered to be held without bail. His next court date is April 10 in Bridgeview.