Twinsburg Man Charged After Child Porn Sting

A Twinsburg man is among 30 people charged in a massive child pornography sting, according to according to Maria Russo, spokeswoman for Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason.

Christopher Mannarino, 29, of Twinsburg, was charged as part of a ten-month investigation into child pornography which resulted in the indictments of 26 adults and charges against 4 juveniles.

Using new technology, detectives identified IP addresses being used to trade and download child pornography pictures and videos. From December 2010 through October 2011, 46 law enforcement officers from 16 law enforcement agencies executed 36 search warrants on homes in 17 communities throughout Cuyahoga County.

Officers seized 1,501 items such as computers, CDs, DVDs, cell phones, flash drives, floppy disks, digital cameras, video gaming systems, VHS tapes, and weapons. Eighty-nine additional cases have been referred to 59 law enforcement agencies outside of Cuyahoga County, including one in Illinois.

The following adult defendants were indicted on trading and possessing child pornography:

Previous convictions:

Christopher Willard, 33, of Lakewood (Previously convicted in January 2000)

Isreal David King, 25, of Cleveland (Previously convicted in December 2008)

William Kraatz, 23, of Strongsville (Previously convicted in April 2011)

Hollie Anderson, Jr., 55, of Cleveland (Previously convicted in October 2000 in Greene County and currently under indictment in Wood County)

Indicted:

Aarin Hill, 21, of Cleveland

Andriy Prokhna, 21, of Strongsville

Bennie Brown, 27, of Cleveland

Christopher Richter, 24, of Cleveland

Daniel McLanahan, 31, of Middleburg Heights

Gregory Wies, 59, of Euclid

James Formoso, 47, of Parma

James Martin, 27, of Cleveland

Jeffrey Dodson, 51, of Garfield Heights

Jonathan Somogyi, 27, of Rocky River

Jose Molina, 22, of Cleveland

Joseph Smith, 20, of Cleveland

Kenneth Thorp, 31, of Strongsville

Kevin Hall, 34, of Shaker Heights

LaShawn Williams, 39, of East Cleveland

Michael Liggett, 54, of Lakewood

Neal Rigo, 46, of Lakewood

Ray Kaczmarski, 21, of Brook Park

Timothy Bell, 52, of Shaker Heights

Troy Cola, 41, of Parma

Wendy Campbell, 25, of Parma