An Augusta man was arrested Friday afternoon on a charge of possessing child pornography, Maine State Police said.

Randy Marquis, 41, was arrested at his home at 183 Northern Ave. and taken to the Kennebec County jail, according to a news release from Steve McCausland, spokesman for the Department of Public Safety.

Acting on a tip, authorities searched Marquis’ computer and found hundreds of images of child pornography, McCausland said. Marquis was charged by the computer crimes unit of the state police on one count of possessing sexually explicit material of someone under the age of 12.

Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or to participate in the conversation. Here’s why.

Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.

Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel news

Get news and events from your towns in your inbox every Friday.
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Related Stories
Latest Articles