Shorewood Resident Jailed On Child Porn Charges

SHOREWOOD, IL — A 23-year-old Shorewood resident who lives in the 1100 block of Rosewood Street is now staying in the Will County Jail after being arrested on child pornography charges Thursday night.

Morgan Bradford was arrested by Illinois State Police, jail logs show, and booked into custody at 10 p.m. Thursday on one charge of child porn/possessing film/photos.

On Friday, the Illinois State Police sent out a press announcing Bradford's arrest was part of a joint police investigation that included the Shorewood Police Department.

"While working off a cyber tip, ISP investigators executed a search warrant on Bradford's residence in Shorewood and a preliminary search of a laptop computer and cellular phone in the home revealed multiple images containing child pornography," the Illinois State Police announced Friday.

Bradford will likely go before a Will County judge for his bail hearing on Friday afternoon. The court will also determine whether he qualifies for a public defender or whether he has money to retain his own private counsel as his criminal defense attorney.