A University student was arrested Monday for child pornography charges after the LSU Police Department assisted with the investigation, according to LSUPD.
LSUPD worked in coordination with the Office of the Attorney General’s High Technology Crime Unit, the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations to identify and locate the suspect, according to a news release from the Attorney General’s Office.
LSUPD located and searched the residence of Jose Diaz, 18, of 4445 Alvin Dark Ave., and found child pornography, said Det. Jason Bettencourtt, LSUPD spokesman.
Bettencourtt said Diaz was charged with four counts of pornography involving juveniles and was placed in East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.
Bettencourtt said the district attorney and the judge in the trial ultimately decide on the sentence for a child pornography charge, but as of now Diaz could face two to 40 years in prison.
Electronic devices were seized from Diaz’s residence, and the investigation is ongoing for forensics of the evidence, Bettencourtt said.
 
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