ROMEOVILLE – A part-time Blue
Island police officer has been charged with distributing child pornography.
Miguel Luna, 63, was arrested
Wednesday on one count of distributing child pornography and two counts of
possessing child pornography, according to a news release from the Will County
State’s Attorney’s office. Luna faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted..
Luna, of the 500 block of North Frieh Drive, was arrested by Romeoville police
and the state’s attorney’s High Technology Crimes Unit.
According to the release, Luna
also has worked as a camp leader with Pathfinders, an organization that works
with children between the ages of 10 and 15 for the Seventh Day Adventist
Church.
Luna’s computer was seized
during a search of his residence. The state’s attorney’s office asked anyone
with information about Luna to call 815-727-8453.
State’s Attorney James Glasgow
said more than 40 people have been arrested on charges of trading child
pornography or soliciting children online since the High Tech Crimes Unit was
established in February 2012.
