Saturday, January 12, 2008

Ex-broker: I have lots of kid porn

A former Hamptons real estate agent pleaded guilty Friday to child porn charges, admitting he downloaded images of children - some younger than 10 - engaging in sex acts.

Mattias von Wrede faces five to 20 years in prison when sentenced in federal court in Central Islip, L.I.

The one-time manager at the Engel & Völkers Southampton real estate office, which serves high-end clients willing to plunk down millions for Hamptons estates, was arrested in March by Suffolk County cops.

Detectives obtained a warrant after receiving an alert from the state's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which had information that 15 to 20 images of children engaging in sexual acts had been uploaded to a Yahoo users group linked to von Wrede, a German citizen.

When Yahoo officials made the discovery, they contacted the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which referred the case to an Albany task force.

"I have a lot of child pornography on my computer, including pictures of girls as young as 4 years old having sex," Von Wrede told authorities.

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Ex-broker: I have lots of kid porn

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