Arlington Man Arrested For Child Porn Distribution: Police

ARLINGTON, MA — After a long and complex investigation the Arlington Police arrested an Arlington man in connection with having and distributing child porn.

Brian Worsham, 30, of Arlington was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 7 after police obtained and served a search warrant at his residence on Oxford Street. He was charged with Possession of Child Pornography and Dissemination of Child Pornography, according to police.

“The victimization of children is perhaps the cruelest and most contemptible level of crime we encounter as law enforcement professionals, but people like Inspector James Smith and our federal partners in the FBI are on the front lines, stopping these crimes and the criminals who commit them,” Arlington Police Chief Ryan said in a statement.

Arlington Police Department Inspector James Smith, assigned to the FBI Violent Crimes Against Children Task Force, was the lead investigator of this case.

Police say Smith has closed a number of cases involving the victimization and exploitation of children who are subjected to violence, human trafficking, sexual abuse, and child pornography.

A preliminary investigation found a number of images of child pornography on devices in Worsham's possession. A deeper forensic examination of electronic items seized during the search warrant is now ongoing, police said. At this time, the Arlington Police Department has no reason to believe that any Arlington children have been victimized in this case.

Worsham is being held at the Arlington Police Headquarters pending his arraignment Thursday in Cambridge District Court.

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Booking photo of Worsham via Arlington Police