Annapolis Man Charged With Having, Distributing Child Porn

ANNAPOLIS, MD — A tip to a statewide police effort to combat sexual exploitation of children online led to the arrest of an Annapolis man for distributing and possessing child pornography. The Anne Arundel County Police Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Unit received a tip Oct. 15 from the Internet Crimes Against Children’s task force that apparent images of child pornography had been uploaded to an account.

Child abuse detectives secured subpoenas and search warrants in order to identify the account, address and the suspect uploading the child pornography. On Jan. 24, police executed a search warrant at the home of Richard David Hurwitz, 34, in the 1800 block of Green Top Court in Annapolis. During a search of the residence multiple electronic devices were seized for analysis.

Hurwitz was taken into custody and charged with two counts of distributing child pornography and two counts of possessing child pornography. He is being held without bond at the Jennifer Road Detention Center.

The Anne Arundel County Police Department is an affiliate of the Maryland Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which works to protect children from computer-facilitated sexual exploitation.

Police ask anyone with information to call the Child and Vulnerable Adult Abuse Unit at 410-222-4733. If people with information wish to remain anonymous they can also contact the Anne Arundel County Police Tip Line 410-222-4700 or Metro Crime Stoppers.

Photo of Richard Hurwitz, courtesy of the Anne Arundel County Police Department