Crime & Safety
Downloads Lead To Palos Man's Arrest On Child Porn Charges: Cops
The 22-year-old Palos Park man is currently on electronic home monitoring, according to jail records.
PALOS, IL — A Palos Park man was arrested when undercover officers found child pornography on his devices, police said. Andrei Lynch, 22, is charged with possession of child pornography.
Lynch was targeted in an investigation by the Cook County Internet Crimes Against Children task force, which included Palos Hills, Orland Park and Evergreen Park investigators. He was arrested Feb. 10 in the 8800 block of Pawnee Road in Palos Park, according to police reports. Officers from Palos Hills assisted in the arrest.
ICAC and its network of law enforcement agencies are continually engaged in proactive and reactive investigations and prosecutions of persons involved in child abuse and exploitation involving the Internet.
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No bond has been set for Lynch, who is currently on electronic home monitoring. Lynch is set for a hearing Feb. 17 in Bridgeview.
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