Crime & Safety

Hamden Man Tells Federal Agents He Has 'Bad Habit' Of Trading Child Porn

Hamden's 21-year-old Emil Kaufman was charged late last month with receiving child pornography.

Late last month, a 21-year-old Hamden man who worked as a photographer of youth sports teams was charged with receipt of child pornography.

On June 26, 21-year-old Elim Kaufman of Hamden was charged by federal agents with receipt of child pornography after he was found with more than 300 files of child pornography on his computer, according to the New Haven Register. Kaufman admitted to the agents that he has a "bad habit" of trading child pornography, according to the Register.

Kaufman worked as a photographer for youth sports teams and as a photographer and website designer for a summer camp for children with learning disabilities in New York, according to the newspaper. 

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