Online Investigation Leads to Fayetteville Child Porn Bust
By: Matt Turner
Updated: April 26, 2012
The Fayetteville Police Department's Special Investigations Unit is responsible for the arrest of a 25-year-old man who police say has been viewing and distributing child pornography for quite a while.
According to the police report, an online investigation recently linked sexually explicit images of girls between the approximate ages of 8 and 14 to a computer that belongs to Daniel McCauley.
Police say several items and multiple computers were seized from McCauley's residence on Coral Canyon Loop in Fayetteville and that a preliminary examination of one of the computers revealed evidence that relates to the downloading and distribution of illegal and explicit images.
Officers say McCauley admitted to the crimes in an interview, saying he's downloaded and viewed child pornography for the past several years. He's now charged with four felony counts of distributing, possessing and viewing matter that depicts sexually explicit conduct involving a child.
According to the police report, an online investigation recently linked sexually explicit images of girls between the approximate ages of 8 and 14 to a computer that belongs to Daniel McCauley.
Police say several items and multiple computers were seized from McCauley's residence on Coral Canyon Loop in Fayetteville and that a preliminary examination of one of the computers revealed evidence that relates to the downloading and distribution of illegal and explicit images.
Officers say McCauley admitted to the crimes in an interview, saying he's downloaded and viewed child pornography for the past several years. He's now charged with four felony counts of distributing, possessing and viewing matter that depicts sexually explicit conduct involving a child.
