BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — One of the chief pediatricians at a respected children's hospital has been detained for allegedly producing and distributing child pornography, Argentine authorities said Wednesday.

The Security Ministry said in a statement that police detained the 55-year-old doctor Tuesday at the Juan P. Garrahan children's hospital in Buenos Aires. Officials said he was detained with help from the FBI and authorities in Brazil as part of a joint operation to break up a child pornography ring.

The doctor is accused of producing and distributing child pornography, including images of 6-month-old babies taken at the hospital.

The man's name was not disclosed, but authorities said he works as head of the Garrahan hospital's immunology and rheumatology department. He could not be reached for comment despite calls to the hospital, the security ministry and other officials.

The hospital said the doctor had been removed from his post. "The hospital community is mobilized and dismayed waiting for information to clear up what happened," a statement said.

A specialized prosecutor's unit in charge of the investigation said they found "photos and videos of minors between six months and 14 years of age engaged in explicit sexual activities" on two computers owned by the doctor.

Authorities said they seized computers and other equipment when they raided dozens of homes, including the doctor's. So far, he is the only one who has been detained although officials said they expected to detain others in the case.

"We got a report and carried out raids where we seized computers and flash drives," said the Buenos Aires city justice secretary, Marcelo D'Alessandro. "And we found convincing evidence that the children were being abused." </s> A pediatrician at a prestigious children's hospital in Argentina has been detained by authorities in Buenos Aires after being accused of producing and distributing child pornography.

They said that the doctor, identified in Argentine media as Ricardo Russo, 55, drew the attention of law enforcement agencies from various countries, including U.S. Homeland Security, who were conducting an investigation into a child pornography ring.

Investigators at Homeland Security and Brazilian police contacted Argentine officials to inform them that images and videos of children seemed to be coming from their country.

The Security Ministry said in a statement that police detained the doctor Tuesday at the Juan P. Garrahan children's hospital in Buenos Aires.

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The doctor is accused of producing and distributing child pornography, including images of 6-month-old babies taken at the hospital.

Authorities said he works as head of the Garrahan hospital's immunology and rheumatology department. He could not be reached for comment despite calls to the hospital, the security ministry and other officials.

His LinkedIn page lists past places of employment as the University of Texas Southwestern/Dallas Children´s Hospital and at the University of Toronto/Hospital for Sick Kids from 1990 to 1992.

The Argentine hospital said he had been removed from his post.

A specialized prosecutor's unit in charge of the investigation said they found "photos and videos of minors between six months and 14 years of age engaged in explicit sexual activities" on two computers owned by the doctor.

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Authorities said they seized computers and other equipment when they raided dozens of homes, including the doctor's. So far, he is the only one who has been detained although officials said they expected to detain others in the case.

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"We got a report and carried out raids where we seized computers and flash drives," said the Buenos Aires city justice secretary, Marcelo D'Alessandro. "And we found convincing evidence that the children were being abused."

"We have no doubt about his guilt," D'Alessandro asserted, according to La Nacion. "At the city police department we feel satisfaction over having this monster off the street."

The Associated Press contributed to this report. </s> BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - One of the chief pediatricians at a respected children’s hospital has been detained for allegedly producing and distributing child pornography, Argentine authorities said Wednesday.

The Security Ministry said in a statement that police detained the 55-year-old doctor Tuesday at the Juan P. Garrahan children’s hospital in Buenos Aires. Officials said he was detained with help from the FBI and authorities in Brazil as part of a joint operation to break up a child pornography ring.

The doctor is accused of producing and distributing child pornography, including images of 6-month-old babies taken at the hospital.

The man’s name was not disclosed, but authorities said he works as head of the Garrahan hospital’s immunology and rheumatology department. He could not be reached for comment despite calls to the hospital, the security ministry and other officials.

The hospital said the doctor had been removed from his post. “The hospital community is mobilized and dismayed waiting for information to clear up what happened,” a statement said. </s> BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Authorities in Argentina say they have detained one of the chief pediatricians at a respected children's hospital for allegedly producing and distributing child pornography.

The Security Ministry said in a statement Wednesday that police detained the 55-year-old doctor Tuesday at the Garrahan children's hospital in Buenos Aires.

The man's name has not been disclosed. He is accused of producing and distributing child pornography, including images of 6-month-old babies taken at the hospital.

Officials say the doctor was detained with help from the FBI and authorities in Brazil as part of a joint operation to break up a child pornography ring. </s> SAPULPA, Okla. – Police say an Oklahoma couple is accused of a series of disturbing crimes against a 4-year-old girl.

Sapulpa police arrested 29-year-old Kristina Jean Koehn and 19-year-old Chance Tyler Hood on complaints related to child sexual abuse.

According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by the Tulsa World, Koehn sent two nude photographs of a 4-year-old girl to Hood after he requested the photos.

Investigators say the couple also admitted to taking the girl to a park where she was sexually assaulted.

Koehn was arrested on child abuse and child pornography complaints. Hood was arrested on complaints of first-degree rape, two count of possession of child pornography and soliciting sexual conduct with a minor. </s> SAGINAW, MI – An Albee Township man is accused of possessing child pornography.

On Sept. 5, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received a tip from Google that Joseph D. Gross had uploaded child pornography onto his Google Drive. That agency in turn notified Michigan State Police.

The MSP Computer Crimes Unit subsequently executed several search warrants on Gross’ home and allege they discovered numerous images and videos of suspected child pornography.

Police lodged Gross in the Saginaw County Jail on Tuesday, May 22. The next day, he appeared in Saginaw County District Court for arraignment on two counts of using a computer to commit a crime and single counts of possessing child porn and child sexually abusive activity. The last charge is a 20-year felony.

Prosecutors said there is no indication the 40-year-old Gross had himself manufactured the child pornography or physically abused children.

The arraigning judge freed Gross on a $25,000 personal recognizance bond. A condition of his bond is that he have no contact with anyone younger than 18, not possess pornography, and not access the internet.

Gross it to appear for a preliminary examination June 10. </s> CHICAGO (CBS) — R. Kelly appeared in a Chicago court Tuesday where a federal judge ruled the singer will remain in jail without bond as he faces a myriad of federal sex crime charges. Prosecutors argued that Kelly is a flight risk and an “extreme danger to the community.”

Kelly’s attorney, Steve Greenberg, entered a plea of not guilty on all charges.

U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber made the ruling Tuesday after R. Kelly was arrested last week, he faces charges in both Illinois and New York.

According to the 13 count federal indictment in Illinois, the 52-year-old Kelly recorded himself having sex with minors. His former manager, Derrel McDavid, who was also charged in the coverup, pleaded not guilty.

The singer is also facing federal charges in New York that he engaged in sexual abuse with underage girls. The New York federal charges Kelly faces include racketeering, kidnapping and interstate transportation of victims for illegal sex acts.

More than 10 years ago, Kelly faced child pornography charges after he allegedly appeared in a video with a minor. Kelly was found not guilty in a 2008 trial. Prosecutors on Tuesday said they had three videos in their possession, which allegedly show Kelly sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl. They said the videos feature “extreme close ups” of the singer’s face.

Prosecutors said the victim testified that the singer appeared in all three videos. Two of tapes were not part of the 2008 case, they said.

 Kelly had previously been free on a $1 million bond but was arrested on Thursday on child pornography charges. He has since been held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago. </s> CHICAGO -- Singer R. Kelly will be in federal court in Chicago Tuesday for an arraignment on sex crimes involving children and obstruction of justice.Last week, he was indicted on multiple federal charges in Chicago and New York, where a separate indictment returned in Brooklyn accuses him of racketeering sex trafficking.Kelly has been in jail since he was arrested while walking his dog last week near his Trump Tower apartment in Chicago. His attorney denies the charges, saying Kelly is innocent.In addition to the arraignment, a consolidated detention hearing will be held on both the Illinois and New York indictments. The issue of removal to New York is expected to be addressed if Kelly is released on bond.Federal prosecutors want Kelly to remain in custody, saying he's dangerous and they believe he would try to run. Kelly's attorneys will be asking for bail.As part of the indictment filed in Chicago, Kelly has been charged with one count of conspiracy to receive child pornography, two counts of receiving child pornography, four counts of producing child pornography, five counts of enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual activity, and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice.The five alleged victims were all underage when prosecutors said they had sex with Kelly in the late 1990s. Prosecutors also charged Kelly and two associates, including manager Derrel McDavid, with a decades-long conspiracy to silence victims and witnesses."All of these charges are decades old, and all of a sudden people are coming forward," said Steve Greenberg, Kelly's attorney.In the second indictment out of Brooklyn, New York, Kelly is charged with racketeering, including acts of coercing and transporting minor girls to engage in sex, spanning two decades in New York, Connecticut, Illinois and California. Prosecutors said he was at the center of an "enterprise" to recruit women and underage girls.Between the two indictments, there are a total of 10 alleged victims. If Kelly is convicted, it could mean decades behind bars.Monday, attorney Michael Avenatti, who represents three of R. Kelly's accusers, spoke about the current charges and a 2008 child porn case in which Kelly was acquitted. Avenatti said the Chicago native paid off the 14-year-old alleged victim not to testify in that case."I would very surprised if Mr. Kelly ever sees the light of day outside of federal custody in life," Avenatti said.Avenatti also represents three whistleblowers who claim Kelly paid off associates to recover videotapes of the singer sexually abusing underage girls.While he's helping federal investigators in the Kelly case, Avenatti has his own legal problems with the feds. The lawyer faces fraud and embezzlement charges in California and New York."It doesn't matter what happens to me in my own personal legal issues relating to this case, it will have absolutely no impact whatsoever, I stand by the work I've done in this case," he said.Kelly is already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors. The 52-year-old was taken into custody back in February, accused of sexually abusing three girls and a woman in Illinois.Last May, Cook County prosecutors added 11 more sex-related counts. Kelly has maintained his innocence and pleaded not guilty to the Illinois charges. </s> Singer R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested in Chicago Thursday on a federal grand jury indictment listing 13 counts including sex crimes and obstruction of justice.

CHICAGO — Singer R. Kelly, already facing sexual abuse charges brought by Illinois prosecutors, was arrested in Chicago Thursday on a federal grand jury indictment listing 13 counts including sex crimes and obstruction of justice.

U.S. Attorney’s office spokesman Joseph Fitzpatrick said the R&B singer was taken into custody about 7 p.m. local time and was being held by federal authorities.

He was arrested after the federal indictment was handed down earlier Thursday in federal court for the Northern District of Illinois.

“The counts include child porn, enticement of a minor and obstruction of justice,” Fitzpatrick said, adding that further details would be released Friday.

The arrest was the second time this year that Kelly has been taken into custody in Chicago on sex charges. The 52-year-old Grammy winner, whose real name is Robert Kelly, was arrested in February on 10 counts in Illinois involving four women, three of whom were minors when the alleged abuse occurred. He pleaded not guilty to those charges and was released on bail.

Then on May 30, Cook County prosecutors added 11 more sex-related counts against the R&B singer involving one of the women who accused him of sexually abusing her when she was underage.

His attorneys could not immediately be reached for comment on the federal charges. Fitzpatrick said Kelly’s arraignment date and time had not yet been set.

Kelly has faced mounting legal troubles this year after Lifetime aired a documentary “Surviving R. Kelly,” which revisited allegations of sexual abuse of girls. The series followed the BBC’s “R Kelly: Sex, Girls & Videotapes,” releasedin 2018, that alleged the singer was holding women against their will and running a “sex cult.”

Soon after the release of the Lifetime documentary, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said her office had been inundated with calls about the allegations in the documentary. Her office’s investigation led to the charges in February and additional counts added in May.

Kelly avoided prison after similar allegations were made more than a decade ago. A jury in 2008 acquitted him of child pornography charges that stemmed from the publication by the Chicago Sun-Times of a videotape allegedly showing Kelly having sex with a minor.
A 55-year-old pediatrician, Ricardo Russo, is arrested at the Hospital Garrahan in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he was Chief of the Immunology Department. He is accused of sexually abusing minors, distributing and possessing child pornography, including handicapped children and babies. He was wanted by the U.S. FBI and public prosecutors in Brazil.