Grand Jury Indicts Cranston Man For Child Pornography

CRANSTON, RI– A Cranston man will face charges related to child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday. Steven Papazian, 31, pleaded innocent on Tuesday in Providence federal court. The grand jury indicted him on possession of child pornography and receipt of child pornography.

He was released with a monitoring bracelet after his court appearance.

According to court papers, Papazian allegedly "was downloading and sharing child pornography over the internet using multiple peer-to-peer network file sharing software programs," the U.S. Attorney's Office said . "Forensic analysis identified more than 40,000 images and videos of child pornography, including prepubescent images and sadomasochistic images."

His next court date has not been announced.

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