Josue Duran, of Riverhead, charged with possessing child pornography, police say
Josue Duran was arrested Friday morning at his Riverhead home by Suffolk County Police. Credit: Paul Mazza
A Riverhead man was arrested on Friday, charged with possessing child pornography, Suffolk police said.
In a news release, Suffolk County Police said Josue Duran, 33, was charged with possessing a sexual performance by a child and promoting a sexual performance by a child after detectives with a search warrant seized multiple cellphones at a Duryea Street address.
Duran pleaded not guilty at arraignment on Friday at First District Court in Central Islip. Judge Pierce F. Cohalan, set bail at $10,000 cash, $20,000 insured bond or $100,000.00 partially secured surety bond, according to court records.
His defense attorney, William James McDonald, did not immediately return a telephone message seeking comment late Friday.
Police said their search followed a tip from the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program. The program’s website describes it as a national network representing more than 6,200 law enforcement agencies that is "dedicated to investigating, prosecuting and developing effective responses to internet crimes against children."
Newsday's Nicholas Grasso contributed to this story.
Nicholas Spangler is a general assignment reporter and has worked at Newsday since 2010.
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