Crime & Safety
Worcester Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
Police searched the home of a Worcester man after a cybertip from National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

WORCESTER, MA—After a cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, several agencies worked together to obtain a warrant to search the home of a Worcester man suspected of possessing child pornography.
On Wednesday, June 15, members of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC) and the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force, which includes Worcester Police Detectives, Massachusetts State Police Computer Crimes Unit, and the FBI searched 8 Cottage Street, Apt 3R, Worcester, MA.
Investigators found on several computers and memory devices numerous files containing child pornography. Gabreil Aroian, 36, 8 Cottage St., Apt. 3R, Worcester, was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography. He was arrested on Friday, June 17.