Crime & Safety

POLICE: Batavia Man Accused of Aggravated Child Pornography

Several computers and hundreds of recordable DVDs and CDs were seized at an east-side residence. A 63-year-old man was taken into custody.

A 63-year-old Batavia man faces 14 counts of aggravated child pornography after a police search and seizure on Thursday.

Danny L. Clifford was taken into custody after Batavia and Geneva Police executed a search warrant for child pornographic materials. Investigators searched a home at about 6 a.m. Thursday on the 400 block of Park Street in Batavia, according to a press release.

As a result of the search warrant, several computers and hundreds of recordable DVDs and CDs were seized.

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Members of the Investigations Unit worked with Geneva Police Department detectives to execute the search warrant.

Aggravated Child Pornography is a Class 2 felony. This case is based upon information received through the Illinois Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. This task force operates under the Illinois Attorney General's Office.

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Clifford on Friday was being held and awaits a bond hearing.


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