Child Porn Charges Filed Against Howard County Man Who Works At UMD: State Police

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — An Elkridge man who works as an IT professional at the University of Maryland has been arrested in connection to the possession and distribution of child pornography.

William Gomes, 41, has worked at UMD since 2004. A UMD official told FOX 5 that Gomes "has no access to University technology, networks, or accounts." In February, the Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit began investigating Gomes. After serving a search and seizure warrant at Gomes' residence Thursday, investigators found and confiscated several electronic devices with multiple child pornography files.

Maryland troopers arrested Gomes on the scene. He has been charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography, three counts of distribution of child pornography and one count creating a computer image of an apparent child engaged in sexual conduct.