CAROL STREAM (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A Carol Stream man is in custody Saturday after being charged with a series of child pornography charges, according to the DuPage County Sheriff's Office.
Lorenzo Malaga-Antemate, 33, faces two charges of distribution of child pornography, one count of child pornography on video and two felony charges of possessing child pornography images. DuPage Judge John Kinsella set bail at $250,000, according to the sheriff's office.
The DuPage County Sheriff's Office's Digital Forensic Investigation Unit and with the Carol Stream Police Department executed a search warrant Friday at Malaga-Antemate's apartment following an undercover Internet investigation into the possession and distribution of child pornography files, where digital files were found to contain child pornography files.
"The men and women of our Digital Forensic Investigation Unit are on top of their game and remain dedicated to ridding the streets of those who participate in the exploitation of children," DuPage County Sheriff James Mendrick said.
Malaga-Antemate's next court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 5 for arraignment in front of Judge Kinsella, police said.
"Child pornography is not a victimless crime," DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said. "Year after year, hundreds of thousands of images are downloaded and shared over the internet with each image representing yet another innocent, young victim of child pornography.
