Crime & Safety
Cape Cod Man Charged With Child Pornography Possession
Leon Hall Sr., 68, of Brewster, was charged with three counts of possession of child pornography.
BREWSTER, MA — A Cape Cod man was arrested after police said he was caught with child pornography. Leon Hall Sr., 68, of Brewster, was charged with three counts of possession of child pornography.
On June 22, Brewster police said they received a tip from Internet Crimes Against Children, a national network of 61 coordinated task forces representing over 4,500 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. According to the tip, Hall was in possession of child pornography.
Police got a search warrant Monday and searched Hall's home. Police said they were able to determine a probable cause to arrest Hall on child pornography charges. More charges are liekly to follow, police said.
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Police reminded residents to report any suspicion of child sexual exploitation to police, your ICAC Task Force or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s Cyber Tipline (www.cybertipline.com) or 1-800-843-5678).
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