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Marine Helicopter Pilot Accused Of Having Child Porn
Investigators Say They Found Child Pornography In Computer Used By Joshua Taylor
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Posted: 06/01/2012
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A Marine Corps helicopter pilot was arraigned in federal court Friday, charged with possession and distribution of child pornography.
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Joshua Taylor, of San Diego, was ordered held on $50,000 bail. The 28-year-old was arrested Thursday at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.According to a criminal complaint, agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations were able to download child pornography from a computer located at Taylor's residence via a commercially available file-sharing program.On Dec. 21, 2011, a federal search warrant was executed at the residence where the pornography was located, authorities said.At the time, Taylor was deployed aboard the USS Makin Island.Agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service searched Taylor's quarters and located a computer and computer media with child pornography, according to court documents.A future court hearing was set for June 14.Copyright Do you have more information about this story? Click here to contact usCopyright 2012 by City News Service. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
