Caroline Neal
CALEDONIA — A 23-year-old Caledonia man was arrested following a cyber tip from Internet Crimes Against Children to the Caledonia Police Department.
Christopher DuFay faces 20 counts of possession of child pornography, which is a felony.
The maximum sentence for each charge is a fine of up to $100,000, imprisonment for not more than 25 years, or both.
Additionally, if convicted, the court will impose a surcharge of $500 for each image or copy of an image associated with the crime.
Online records show DuFay is scheduled to appear in court for a preliminary hearing April 9.
According to a criminal complaint, the tip included eight videos and a Kik account with an IP address that was associated with an address in the 2700 block of Holly Grove Court and an account name of Christopher DeFay.
During the investigation, CPD served a search warrant for the account on MediaLab, which owns Kik, an instant messaging service.
According to the complaint, the warrant reportedly showed 209 images/videos had been downloaded or shared by the account owner. CPD reportedly found 20 distinct videos that contained child pornography.
DuFay’s residence also was searched and investigators seized several items as evidence, the complaint said.
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