After a 9-month-long investigation, a Santa Cruz man and resident of Italy, was taken into custody today for distributing child porn over the internet. 45-year old Giovanni Di Maio, was arrested on the 500 block of Water Street around 11:30 a.m., on charges of possessing and distributing obscene matter of children under the age of 14. The investigation, which began in September, started after officers received a tip by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of someone accessing and distributing harmful images of children over the internet. A bail increase of $100,000 was requested and granted, since Di Maio is a current resident of Italy, along with contacting Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents for review.
