Abingdon man arrested on child pornography charges

An Abingdon man was arrested Tuesday on child pornography charges after “large amounts” of pornography was found on his electronics, according to the Harford County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Thomas Dewey, 51, of the 1100 block of Hookers Mill Road in Abingdon, is charged with one count each of promoting or distributing child pornography and possession of child pornography.

He is being held without bail at the Harford County Detention Center following a bail review hearing Wednesday, according to a news release from the State’s Attorney’s Office.

Investigators from the Harford Child Advocacy Center became involved after receiving a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding Dewey, who was allegedly buying and/or selling items online that appeared to be exploiting children, according to the release.

Investigation of that tip led to a search and seizure warrant at Dewey’s residence, where investigators recovered personal electronics that contained large amounts of alleged child pornography and evidence of distribution of child pornography.

After the search, investigators interviewed Dewey, who admitted to possession of child pornography.

Anyone with additional information relating to Dewey or this investigation is encouraged to contact the CAC.