Crime & Safety
Johnston Man Among Eight Arrested for Child Porn Possession
Rhode Island State Police announced the results of "Operation Iceberg," which charged eight Rhode Islanders with possession of child pornography.
A Johnston man was among eight Rhode Island residents arrested by the state police on child pornography charges Tuesday.
Christopher Anderson, 22, of 5 Kimball Ave., Johnston, was arraigned Tuesday on one count each of possession and transfer of child pornography.
Col. Steven O'Donnell said in a statement the Computer Crimes Unit/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force led an undercover operation, called "Operation Iceberg," that identified the eight men, and that follow-up investigation found "[n]umerous images and videos of child pornography" on their computers and digital media.
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Also arrested were:
- Wilfred Garant, 72, 93 Campion Ave., Tiverton
- George Duprey, 50, 109 Greenslitt Ave., Pawtucket
- Rafael Melo, 18, 850 Broadway, Apartment 8, East Providence
- Howard Gurney, 70, 16 Round Hill Road, Foster
- Santos Perez, 27, 63 Algonquin Street, Providence
- Michael Lund, 31, of 401 Market St., Warren
- John Licciardello, age 57, 65 Prospect St., Barrington
Two Woonsocket residents were also arrested on active warrants for charges not related to the child pornography arrests, O'Donnell said.
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Dwayne Fuller, 34, of 71 Orchard St., had been sought for failure to appear in court for a payment review in 2010, and Jamie Olson, 33, of 28 Bentley St., had been sought for failure to appear at a court hearing in February on drug possession and disorderly conduct charges brought by Woonsocket Police.
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