Crime & Safety
Child Porn Indictment Has Man Facing 40 Years in Prison
Lincoln Park resident allegedly distributed sexual images, videos of children as young as 6 through the Internet.
A Lincoln Park man was indicted Tuesday on charges of possession and distribution of child pornography by a federal grand jury.
William Rensing, 46, faces between 15 and 40 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, according to U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman.
Rensing was arrested after a search warrant was executed in his home on July 27, 2011. Fishman said authorities seized a notebook computer that contained pornographic images and videos from the Internet of children as young as six years old.
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Special agents of the Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement assisted with the investigation.
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