Press Release  New Bedford Sex Offender Indicted in Connection With Possessing Child Pornography

Fall River — A registered sex offender has been indicted in connection with possessing child pornography in New Bedford, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.

Andrew N. Roderick, age 37, of New Bedford, was indicted by a Bristol County Grand Jury Thursday on the charges of Possession of Child Pornography (one count) and Second or Subsequent Offense of Possession of Child Pornography (one count). He will be arraigned on the charges in Bristol Superior Court at a later date.

He was arrested Nov. 29 by State Police assigned to the AG’s Office and New Bedford Police. Following his arraignment, where he pleaded not guilty, Roderick was held on $10,000 bail for violating his probation from a 2013 conviction of possessing child pornography.

Massachusetts State Police assigned to the AG’s Office began investigating Roderick after receiving information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about pornographic images uploaded to a device using an IP address traced to Roderick’s residence.

State Police obtained and executed a search warrant on Nov. 29, authorizing the search of all computers, phones, tablets and storage devices found in Roderick’s New Bedford residence. Subsequent investigation of the devices seized revealed alleged images of child pornography.

The charges are allegations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant Attorney General Allyson Portney, of AG Healey’s Enterprise, Major and Cyber Crimes Division. It was investigated by Massachusetts State Police assigned to the Attorney General’s Office, investigators from the AG’s Digital Evidence Lab, with assistance from State Police Assigned to the Bristol District Attorney’s Office and New Bedford Police.

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