BAY SHORE, NY — A 33-year-old Bay Shore man was arrested Wednesday morning on child pornography charges following an investigation that led police to search a local residence, Suffolk County police said.
Police arrested Anthony Escort around 7:15 a.m. after detectives with the Suffolk County Police Department's Digital Forensic Unit executed a search warrant at a condominium on Hemlock Drive, police said.
The investigation stemmed from a tip received through the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, police said.
Detectives seized numerous electronic devices during the search, police said.
Escort was charged with possessing a sexual performance by a child and promoting a sexual performance by a child. He is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday at First District Court in Central Islip.
Police are asking anyone with information about internet crimes against children to contact the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 or Suffolk County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
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