Sports Editor Arrested for Child Pornography

A local journalist is facing child pornography charges after being arrested at his home in Nottingham yesterday, according to Seacoastonline.com.

Frank Coppola, 39, a sports editor with the Portsmouth Herald, was arrested on July 30, and held on $100,000 cash bail, according to the report.

Limited information about the arrest was available since it was sealed. However, the Exeter and Hampton Police Departments, as well as the state’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, were involved in the lengthy investigation, according to officials.

He’s due in Candia District Court on Sept. 3.

Read the full report on Seacoastonline.com.