Bloomingdale man facing child pornography charges
A 40-year-old Bloomingdale man is facing child pornography charges following a search of his home last month.
A DuPage County judge Tuesday denied pretrial release for Eric A. Wilson, of the 200 block of Glen Ellyn Road.
According to a prosecutor's petition to deny pretrial release, Illinois State Police were investigating the BitTorrent network for users sharing child pornography and traced an IP address to Wilson.
Investigators obtained a search warrant. According to the petition, when police went to search Wilson's home in late September, he said before they handed him the search warrant, "I know why you're here - for the child porn."
The petition alleges that Wilson told police they would find it on an Xbox video game system.
According to the petition, police discovered 28 files containing child pornography.
The charges were filed on Nov. 2. Wilson's next court date is Dec. 4.