Crime & Safety

Danbury Man Charged in Statewide Child Pornography Dragnet

Danbury man among 18 suspects arrested in a statewide investigation.

A Danbury resident is facing child pornography charges after being arrested Thursday as part of a statewide Connecticut State Police sweep.

According to state police, detectives from the Connecticut State Police Computer Crimes Unit, assisted by members of the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigations and Sex Offenders Unit, conducted an arrest warrant sweep across the state on Thursday, March 27. 

"After several lengthy and thorough investigations, 18 people from across the state were arrested," state police said in a press release. The Connecticut State Police Computer Crimes Investigations Unit is also the command for Connecticut’s Internet Crimes Against Children’s Task Force. 

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Tyler Czardo, 23, of 6th Street, Danbury, was charged with possession of child pornography in the first degree and promoting a minor in an obscene performance.

Bond was set at $50,000 and he's scheduled to appear April 14 in Danbury Superior Court.


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