Crime & Safety
Waukesha Man Charged With Child Porn Possession
Suspect had numerous images on his computer when he's busted by police who are monitoring file sharing websites, according to criminal complaint.
A 21-year-old Waukesha man is facing multiple felony charges after police discovered child pornography on his computer.
Christian E. Ragsdale was charged in on Friday with six counts of possession of child pornography. If convicted, he faces up to 150 years in prison and $600,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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A police investigator recently looking into peer-to-peer file sharing noticed several child pornographic images being sent to a Limewire account coming from an IP address listed in the 2400 block of Springdale Road.
When police arrived at the residence, a couple who live at the address said they didn’t download the images, but Ragsdale lives with them and had access to the Internet with his own computer. Police then searched Ragsdale’s computer where they found 96 images and 77 videos of child pornography.
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Ragsdale told police he downloaded the images because they excited him, but the attraction wore off and he deleted some of the videos.
Ragsdale is free on a $2,500 signature bond and $500 cash bail while awaiting trial.
