Man arrested in Security-Widefield for child exploitation
(SECURITY-WIDEFIELD, Colo.) — After years of investigation, a man was taken into custody on Monday, April 15 on charges of Sexual Exploitation of a Child, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD).
The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit of CSPD launched an investigation into an unknown person who was uploading child sexual abuse material to a social media app in November of 2022. In 2023, CSPD said detectives were able to identify multiple addresses in El Paso County associated with a possible suspect, but were unable to locate the suspect.
In December of 2023, detectives pinpointed a possible address in unincorporated El Paso County, in the Security-Widefield area, and conducted numerous hours of surveillance on the home. On April 11, 2024, a search warrant was conducted in the 200 block of Dexter Street, in a neighborhood northeast of US 85-87 and Mesa Ridge Parkway.
As a result of the search warrant, 31-year-old Sean Pinion was taken into custody on a charge of Sexual Exploitation of a Child.
Pinion is due to appear in El Paso County Court on April 24.
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