Nathan Arger, La Grange Park, Illinois (arrested Sep 2011) [child pornography]

TMP · Oct 13, 2011

Name: Nathan Arger, La Grange Park, Illinois

Age: 32

School: Lyons Township High School, La Grange Park, Illinois

Position: Part-time non-faculty staff with radio & TV stations

FBI Press Release:

Suburban Man Charged with Transporting Child Pornography

U.S. Attorney’s Office September 23, 2011

Northern District of Illinois (312) 353-5300

CHICAGO—A La Grange Park man was arrested yesterday and charged with transporting child pornography via computer after federal agents searched his residence and found images of alleged child pornography. The defendant, Nathan Arger, 32, was charged in a criminal complaint, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, and Robert D. Grant, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced today.
Arger is a part-time employee of Lyons Township High School in La Grange, where he works as a non-faculty staff member with the school’s radio and television stations. There are no allegations that he engaged in any illegal activity involving students or the school’s technology equipment. Arger appeared yesterday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Nan Nolan in U.S. District Court and was ordered to remain in federal custody pending a detention hearing at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
According to the complaint affidavit, on July 28, an undercover FBI agent signed onto an account on a peer-to-peer computer network. The agent queried the “friends list” on that account and observed that an individual using the screen name “Mrdizzle420” was logged into the file-sharing network. The agent proceeded to browse Mrdizzle420’s shared directories and downloaded more than 700 images and 12 video files directly from Mrdizzle420’s computer. The agent reviewed these files and determined that all of the downloaded images depicted alleged child pornography, including more than 100 images involving known child victims identified by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) as a result of previous unrelated investigations.
FBI agents subsequently linked the shared files to an Internet account at Arger’s residence, according to the affidavit. During the search yesterday, agents conducted a preliminary review of a desktop computer and an auxiliary hard-drive and discovered more than 1,000 images and files corresponding to approximately 160 gigabytes of alleged child pornography and child erotica. Agents also found photographs and videos that allegedly depicted Arger with two different prepubescent girls, one of whom was partially nude.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI’s Innocent Images Task Force. The task force was established in 1996 and is part of a nationwide effort to combat the manufacture, distribution, and possession of child pornography. At present, there are 43 separate Innocent Images Task Forces in various FBI offices around the country, which are investigating similar cases. In Chicago, the IITF is comprised of FBI special agents and officers from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office and the Addison Police Department.
The government is being represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Naana Frimpong.
Transporting child pornography carries a mandatory minimum penalty of five years in prison and a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $250,000. If convicted, the court must impose a reasonable sentence under the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines.
The public is reminded that a complaint contains only charges and is not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the government has the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
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Chicago Tribune (23 Sept 2011): Cops: Man arrested after 700 images of child porn found on computer

Chicago Tribune said:

A part-time employee of Lyons Township High School in La Grange has been arrested and charged with transporting child pornography via computer, federal prosecutors said today. But they said there are no allegations that Nathan Arger, 32, of La Grange Park, engaged in any illegal activity involving students or the school's technology equipment with which he worked. Arger is a non-faculty staff member with the school's radio and television stations, they said.
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Burr Ridge Patch (23 Sept 2011): LTHS Employee Charged With Transporting Child Porn

Burr Ridge Patch said:

Federal agents said they logged onto an account on a peer-to-peer filing-sharing network on July 28. After searching the "friends list" on that account, agents found an individual using the screen name "Mrdizzle420" was also on the network. After browsing the shared directories for the screen name, agents downloaded over 700 images and 12 video files from Arger's computer. A search of his computer and hard drive yesterday found about 160 gigabytes of "child pornography and child erotica" according to the press release. Also found in the search were photos and video of Arger with two young girls—one partially nude.
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CBS Local Chicago (23 Sept 2011): Part-Time School Worker Charged With Child Porn

CBS Local Chicago said:

A part-time Lyons Township high school worker is facing federal child porn charges after agents found over 1,000 explicit images and videos on his computer. Nathan Arger, 32, was charged with transporting child pornography via computer after agents searched his residence and discovered the photos and videos. Arger, who lives in LaGrange Park, is a part-time employee of Lyons Township High School in La Grange, where he works as a non-faculty staff member with the school’s radio and television stations.
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WGEM (23 Sept 2011): La Grange Park man arrested on child porn charges

Trib Local (23 Sept 2011): Lyons Township High employee charged with child porn

WHBF (23 Sept 2011): La Grange Park man arrested on child porn charges

La Grange Park Suburban Life (23 Sept 2011): LT employee charged with child porn

Daily Herald (23 Sept 2011): School staff member arrested on child porn charges

ABC Local (29 Sept 2011): School employee charged in child porn case Child Pornography

ABC Local said:

Nathan Arger, 32, works part time with the television and radio station at Lyons Township High School in west suburban La Grange. He is charged with transporting child pornography. The charges do not involve any Lyons students or technical equipment, according to the FBI. The feds says it traced more than 1,700 photos to Arger through an Internet network and on his home computer, including images that the feds say showed Arger with two girls.
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Western Springs Patch (29 Sept 2011): Suspect in Child Pornography Case Released on Bail

Western Springs Patch said:

A La Grange Park man accused of trafficking in child pornography is back home after being released on a $100,000 bond. Nathan Arger was remanded to the custody of his father ...
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Burr Ridge Patch (30 Sept 2011): La Grange Park Police Up Patrols Near Home of LT Employee Accused of Trafficking in Child Pornography

Burr Ridge Patch said:

La Grange Park Police are asking residents of Spring Road to remain vigilant and make sure Nathan Arger keeps to the terms of his release from federal custody. Earlier this week Arger, 32, was released on a $100,000 bond to the custody of his father, who resides at 538 N. Spring Ave. Under the terms of Arger’s release he is not to leave the property unless under authorized reasons set by the court.
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La Grange Sun Times (6 Oct 2011): La Grange Park neighborhood sees strong police presence following porn arrest

La Grange Sun Times said:

Heavy restrictions apply to Arger leaving the house with an escort from federal authorities with advance notice in limited situations such as a doctor’s appointment or meeting with an attorney, the chief said ... “There’s going to be a very visible police presence,” McCollum said. “We’re going to be considering some additional options. We want people to know we’ve got this, and it’s being watched. Some methods do not lend themselves to disclosure.” McCollum said fully staffing additional patrols for the area for 30 days would cost $36,000 in overtime pay. Last year’s budget for overtime was $34,000, he said.
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TMP · Nov 17, 2011

Riverside Brookfield Landmark (15 Nov 2011): LaGrange Park man pleads not guilty to child porn charges

Riverside Brookfield Landmark said:

Nathan Arger, the 32-year-old LaGrange Park resident and part-time Lyons Township High School employee charged with possessing and transporting child pornography, pleaded not guilty ...
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