Crime & Safety
Fallston Man Charged In Child Pornography Case
A 19-year-old man from Fallston was taken into custody for alleged online child pornography distribution.
BEL AIR, MD -A Fallston man was charged this week with possession and distribution of child pornography.
Alexander Nyce, 19, of the 2300 block of Queensbury Drive, was arrested without incident, authorities said.
The investigation into Nyce began when homeland security officials recognized someone uploading an image of child pornography through an online messaging account and notified the Harford County Child Advocacy Center.
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Maryland State Police, the Harford County Sheriff's Office and ICE served a search warrant at Nyce's home and found computer equipment, other electronics and digital media storage devices.
He was charged as an adult with promoting/distributing and possessing child pornography related to an incident on Oct. 27, 2015, court records show.
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Nyce was taken into custody Aug. 1 and was released the same day.
Photo courtesy of the Harford County Sheriff's Office.
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