Uptown man faces child porn charges, held on $100K bond - Chicago News and Weather | FOX 32 News

A 51-year-old Uptown man who had more than 2,500 images and videos of child pornography on his computers -- some of which featured children as young as 1 -- is being held at the Cook County Jail on a $100,000 bond.

Seamus Webb of the 1600 block of West Carmen Avenue was arrested by Cook County Sheriff's Police Child Exploitation Unit officers on Thursday at his apartment without incident, a statement from the sheriff's office said.

He has been charged with aggravated dissemination of child porn; aggravated possession of child porn; possession of child porn pictures; and possession of child porn movies, all Class X felonies, according to the sheriff's office. He faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted.

Sheriff's police executed a search warrant at Webb's apartment on Thursday based on information received from the FBI. A total of four computers and other items were taken from the home, and officers interviewed Webb, who admitted to possessing and disseminating child porn, police said.

Officers found 2,500 images and videos of child pornography on Webb's computers, including images of bestiality and bondage that featured minors, according to sheriff's police.

When the search warrant was executed, Webb told police that he had owned the building he lived in for 20 years. He said he started looking at adult porn but soon began looking at and searching for child pornography, according to court records. He said he received and sent child porn images via email.

Webb owns a beauty salon in the Andersonville neighborhood, and according to court records, has no previous criminal record.

He appeared in bond court Friday and was ordered held on $100,000. Cook County Circuit Judge Israel Desierto also ordered him to have no contact with anyone under 18 and no access to the Internet or cell phones.

The judge also said that if Webb does pay the bail, he will be placed on electronic monitoring. Desierto warned Webb that he can go only go to work and warned Webb there should be no "type of frolic and detour."

His next court date is scheduled for April 11.