Quadriplegic Facing Child Porn Charges

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - A quadriplegic man in southwest Alabama who
is accused of secretly videotaping young girls while they took
showers in his house has been charged with producing child
pornography and faces 45 years in prison if convicted.
42-year-old Robert Vezendy of Satsuma faces three production of
child pornography counts, four counts of possession of child porn
and one count receipt of child porn. The New York native was found
during Operation Emissary II, an undercover probe of international
child pornographers.
He was ordered held at Mobile County Metro Jail until his
appearance today in U.S. District Court.
Vezendy's lawyer said he will ask a judge to release Vezendy to
the custody of his parents, who have driven to Mobile from their
home in New York.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from the Department
of Homeland Security seized computers and hard drives from
Vezendy's home last month.
Authorities are trying to identify the girls in the videos.

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