Child Porn Charges Filed Against West Chicago Man

WEST CHICAGO, IL — A West Chicago man faces felony child pornography charges after police say they found hundreds of videos of child pornography on his devices. Marco Cruz, 39, of the 700 block of Lyman Street, was charged with five counts of reproducing or distributing child pornography involving a victim under 13 after an investigation by the West Chicago Police Department.

Officers seized Cruz's phone during a traffic stop on May 28 and reported discovering that Cruz used the Kik app to distribute more than 10 child pornography videos over a two-day period. Police say they found more than 100 child porn videos on the phone, and that some of the videos may have involved children who were as young as two years old.

“The allegation that Mr. Cruz was not only in possession of child pornography but also shared pornographic images depicting children with others is very disturbing,” DuPage County State's Attorney Robert Berlin said in a news release.

Berlin added, "As I have said many times in the past, every image of child pornography represents yet another innocent victim of child pornography and my office will not hesitate in filing charges against anyone involved in such behavior."

Cruz is being held in DuPage County Jail and is set to appear in court June 25.