Bloomfield Man Arrested on Porn Charges

Friday, December 30, 2016 at 12:00 AM

Andrew Long was contacted at his place of employment and agreed to be interviewed at the Sheriff’s Office. During the interview Andrew confessed that he has download and shared sexual images of underage girls (child pornography).

From the San Juan Co. Sheriff's Office:

San Juan County Sheriff’s Office Detectives received a report from the Department of Homeland Security stating that there was an investigation in Marion, Montana for distribution of child pornography. The investigation led investigators to Andrew Long of Bloomfield, NM. Detectives obtained search warrants and confirmed that Andrew Long did live at the suspected house.

While Andrew was being interviewed a search warrant was served on his cell phone. Detectives located images of a 7-9 year-old girl performing sexual acts.

Detectives interviewed Andrew’s wife, who stated that in September she had confronted Andrew after their 4 year-old daughter found child pornography on his phone and he agreed to get rid of it.

Andrew was arrested and charged with:

1-count of Possession of Child Pornography
1-count of Distribution of Child Pornography

Andrew was booked into San Juan County Detention Center where he is being held on $15,000.00 bond.

The Detectives that worked this case are members of “New Mexico Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.”

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