- Office of Attorney General Maura Healey
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New Bedford — A registered Level 1sex offender has been arrested and arraigned in connection with possessing child pornography in New Bedford, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.
Andrew N. Roderick, age 37, of New Bedford, was arrested Wednesday by Massachusetts State Police assigned to the AG’s Office and New Bedford Police. Following the arrest, Roderick was arraigned Wednesday in New Bedford District Court on the charge of Possession of Child Pornography (one count).
At the arraignment, Roderick pleaded not guilty to the charge and was held on $10,000 with the conditions that he be monitored via GPS, stay away from schools, parks and any other places where children congregate and not view pornography. Judge John P Stapleton ordered that Roderick be held for violating his probation from a 2013 conviction of possessing child pornography.
He is due back in New Bedford District Court on Dec. 20 for a pretrial conference.
State Police assigned to the AG’s Office began investigating 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 Tuesday, 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 charge is an allegation 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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