CHILD PORN 1/30/13 3:00p DMF

A MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY DOWNLOADED AND REDISTRIBUTED CHILD PORN WAS ARRESTED IN SANTA CRUZ YESTERDAY.   POLICE WERE ALERTED IN NOVEMBER THAT AN AREA RESIDENT WAS SEARCHING FOR CHILD PORN ONLINE.    THROUGH MODERN FORENSIC TECHNOLOGY DETECTIVES WERE ABLE TO TRACK THE VIDEOS BACK TO 38 YEAR-OLD TATE MIDDOUR.   MIDDOUR WAS ARRESTED AFTER A SEARCH WARRANT WAS SERVED AT HIS HOUSE ON THE 1200 BLOCK OF SHAFFER ROAD. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IF MIDDOUR MANUFACTURED ANY CHILD PORN, OR JUST SHARED IT. ANYONE WHO’S CHILDREN MAY HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH MIDDOUR IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE SANTA CRUZ POLICE.