Caroline Neal
RACINE — A 42-year-old Racine man facing more than 20 charges related to child pornography pleaded not guilty during an April 23 hearing.
In March, Edgar Cruz was charged with one count of possession of drug paraphernalia; one count of intentionally possessing a child sex doll; one count of sex offender fail/update information; and nine counts of possessing child pornography.
On April 16, Cruz was charged with 12 additional counts of possessing child pornography.
According to a criminal complaint, investigators with the Racine County Sheriff’s Office started looking into cyber tips that included Kik and Reddit accounts using a single IP address.
A warrant return on the Kik account reportedly revealed multiple images or videos of child pornography.
Investigators connected the tips to an address in the 800 block of Berkeley Drive, where they learned Cruz had previously lived.
They also learned that Cruz was currently being supervised by the state Department of Corrections, following a conviction of second-degree child sexual assault.
On March 3, investigators searched Cruz's current residence in the 1700 block of Grange Avenue, located near a school playground.
Previous Journal Times reporting indicates that during the search, RCSO investigators reportedly found an object believed to have been molded to resemble a small child. Cruz also reportedly said that his DNA would be on the object.
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