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Arcadia man arrested for downloading child porn

ARCADIA (Press Release) - A Wisconsin Department of Justice - Division of Criminal Investigation special agent's undercover operations on the Internet recently led to the arrest of Gustavo Zamarron Herrera.

On 8/26/2009, Agents from the Wisconsin Department of Justice - Division of Criminal Investigation, with assistance from officers of the Arcadia Police Department, and the Trempealeau County Sheriff's Department served a search warrant at 504 Sobotta Street, Apartment #2, Arcadia. According to the criminal complaint, an investigation revealed that

Gustavo Zamarron Herrera had viewed and received numerous images of adult and child pornography via his computer. He would delete the images of pornography after viewing them because he didn't want his girlfriend to discover them. 

According to the criminal complaint Zamarron Herrera claimed that he deleted the child pornography images, but an on-scene analysis of his computer hard drive revealed several images of child pornography.

Zamarron Herrera was arrested at the scene and transported to the Trempealeau County Jail pending formal charging by the Trempealeau County District Attorney's Office. Zamarron Herrera was charged with 2 counts of Possession of Child Pornography. Zamarron Herrera is currently unemployed. He is a Mexican citizen.

A copy of the criminal complaint is available at:

http://www.doj.state.wi.us/news/files/CriminalComplaint_ZamarronHerreraGustavo.pdf.

Questions concerning this case should be directed towards the Trempealeau County District Attorney's Office. The case is being handled by District Attorney Jeri Marsolek.

A defendant enjoys the presumption of innocence. The prosecution must prove its allegations at trial beyond a reasonable doubt.