Washington Man Arrested Friday On Child Porn Charges

A Washington man was arrested by State Police on Friday after an investigation into child pornography led to a search of his home.  Twenty-three year Darion Lamar Thompson, of Oak Street, Washington, was charged with 20 counts of possessing child pornography, as well as criminal use of a communication facility.  State Police were first alerted in March to the potential child pornography by a cyber tip that someone had uploaded and shared multiple images of child pornography, including toddlers, on the file-sharing service Dropbox.  The investigation determined that one IP address was associated with the uploaded files.  Subpoenas for the identity of the IP address came back to an Oak Street address in Washington.   On Friday, State Police served search warrant at that address and discovered Thompson in a bedroom holding a cell phone, which he then allegedly tried to conceal with another phone under him on the bed.  Both of those devices were seized by State Police during the search, and according to police also contained images of suspected child pornography.  Thompson was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Kelly Stewart Friday afternoon.  His bond was denied and he was lodged in the Washington County Correctional Facility.  Thompson has also been on bail as a result of a January 2023 arrest, also for child pornography charges.  Both cases are now set for a preliminary hearing on May 24 at 1:45 p.m. before MDJ Stewart.