Child Porn Charges For Long Island Man After Police Search Home: PD

MEDFORD, NY — A Medford man was arrested on Tuesday for possessing child pornography on electronic devices, according to Suffolk County police.

Police said they executed a search warrant at the West Lane home of Benjamin Lewis, 38, on July 31, where detectives recovered pornographic images of children on electronic devices.

Lewis was arrested at the Sixth Precinct on Tuesday around 3 p.m. and charged with possessing a sexual performance by a child, a felony, police said.

Police said the investigation was conducted after they received a tip from the New York State Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

He will be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on a later date, police said.

Anyone with information on this incident may call Digital Forensics Unit detectives at 631-852-6572.