The Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog
A Kentucky Best Buy Geek Squad reportedly discovered hundreds of pornographic images containing children on a man’s hard drive that was brought in for a file transfer.
According to reports, on August 28, a 78-year-old man went to a Best Buy in Louisville and dropped off his computer with the Geek Squad to have them transfer files from his internal hard drive to an external hard drive. Best Buy’s website says that “Geek Squad Agents are trained to never access data on a customer’s device provided to Geek Squad for service except in limited circumstances, and only to the extent necessary to perform the service, such when you ask us to recover your data.”
While working on the man’s service ticket, it was reported that a “peer review” was performed, during which they opened some of the files on the man’s device. The employees reported that they saw files that contained images of children being sexually abused, and they notified the authorities about the material. The St. Matthews Police Department opened an investigation to look deeper into the situation.
It was reported that after retrieving the suspect’s address, the police petitioned for a search warrant so they could inspect his residence, and on the morning of October 14, they went to the home. When they went inside, they reported that they caught him downloading pornographic material depicting children.
The suspect was taken into custody and booked into the Louisville County Jail. He is expected to face multiple counts of possessing matter portraying sexual performance of a minor under 12 years old. According to facility records, he is still behind bars on a $10,000 bond while awaiting his preliminary hearing.
If you or someone you love is suspected of a sexual offense, contact Orange County criminal defense lawyer Staycie R. Sena at (949) 477-8088 for a consultation now.