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Child pornography investigation leads to arrest of Sterling man

A Sterling man was taken into custody after a several-month-long investigation related to child pornography. From April 2014 – September 2014 police conducted a...
Robert Swon, photo from Sterling Police Department, 9-19-14

A Sterling man was taken into custody after a several-month-long investigation related to child pornography.

From April 2014 – September 2014 police conducted an investigation regarding downloading and viewing images online.

Sgt. Alex Chavira with the Sterling Police Department said on Friday, September 19, police executed a search warrant for child pornography and arrested 27-year-old Robert Swon. He was charged with four counts of child pornography and failure to register as a sex offender.

Swon was taken to the Whiteside County Jail, according to Chavira.

The Attorney General’s Office and Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the investigation.

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