Sep 24, 2024
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – R.I. State Police detectives used a popular real estate website to track down a suspect accused of producing child pornography. Larry Albino, 50, of North Providence, is facing both state and federal charges that he produced and disseminated child pornography with a toddler-aged victim known to him. On Sept. 16, the state police received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, with 10 videos that was shared from a computer in Rhode Island. State Police Det. Brent Wilks, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, tracked the file to an internet address in North Providence, according to a court document filed in Providence federal court. “The residence was previously listed for rent on Zillow.com, and the listing provided multiple images of both the interior and exterior of the residence,” Wilks wrote. “A review of the listing photographs of the kitchen revealed a black and brown speckled countertop, brown hardwood floors, a white dishwasher, white cabinets with silver knobs, and a hunter green backsplash.” The images matched the background of the residence in the illicit video, according to police. Wilks also spotted a “a brown, Berber style carpet in the living space was observed in the Zillow ad,” that matched one of the videos. Within 24 hours, detectives were at Albino’s door with a search warrant. Wilks wrote Albino “was wearing bright, multi-colored sandals that I immediately recognized to be the same sandals worn on the feet of the male subject,” in the video. Questioned as investigators were gathering evidence in his home, Wilks wrote Albino confessed to making the videos and further admitted he produced others but “I don’t have them.” “I deleted them, you know, knowing what the hell I was doing was stupid and wrong,” Albino told police according to a court affidavit. Albino was first charged with five state counts including producing child pornography and second degree child molestation. He pleaded not guilty and was initially held at the Adult Correctional Institution, until he posted $7,500 bail. Days later he was arrested again, this time on a federal count of production of child pornography. If convicted Albino faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 15 years to a maximum 30 years behind bars. U.S. District Magistrate Judge Lincoln Almond will determine if Albino should be released at a detention hearing in federal court on Tuesday. Tim White ([email protected]) is Target 12 managing editor and chief investigative reporter and host of Newsmakers for 12 News. Connect with him on Twitter and Facebook. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily Roundup SIGN UP NOW
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