A 79-year-old man was arrested in a child pornography case.
According to a news release from police, Robert William Shewan, 79, of 19200 blocks on Maximoyabes Avenue in East El Paso County, was arrested after an investigation by an Internet crime unit against El Paso police children.
The investigation began on March 11, according to a news release, when a computer repair shop notified police that it had found obscene pictures of children.
Shewan was taken to a judge who issued a $ 50,000 deposit on suspicion of possessing child pornography.
According to police, Shewan remains in El Paso County Jail.
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