Posted in Felonies on August 30, 2014
Aaron A. Hein, 24, is suspected in Clark County of the possession and viewing of child pornography. The Vancouver man was arrested this week. Court documents say that Hein’s live-in girlfriend discovered child pornography on his computer and, along with the couple’s roommate, reported him to authorities.
Hein was in court on Friday, officially suspected of child pornography-related felonies. He was held in lieu of $75,000 bail and a Vancouver defense attorney was appointed to represent him. He is scheduled to be arraigned on September 5.
A court affidavit says that Hein’s girlfriend was looking at his laptop on the evening of July 30 when she noticed “evidence” that he may have been downloading child pornography. Court documents say Hein was reportedly scheduled to move out of the shared residence, and the roommate copied the laptop’s contents before the date he was scheduled to leave. When he moved out, Hein left behind two computer towers that he had asked the roommate to work on. The towers and the hard drive that held the laptop copy were seized by authorities as evidence. Court records indicate that two videos and 11 picture files containing child pornography were discovered on the electronics. More was reportedly found in the laptop’s trash folder.
Hein allegedly admitted to searching for and viewing depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct. Hein’s laptop was also seized, and the contents are still being investigated.
Source: The Columbian, “Girlfriend, roommate report child porn on man’s laptop,” Paris Achen, August 29, 2014.
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