A Howard County, Maryland, man employed by the University of Maryland鈥檚 information technology department was , according to the state police.
Police said William Gomes, 41, of Elkridge, was charged with 10 counts of possession and three counts of distribution of child pornography, as well as one count of creating a computer image of an apparent child engaged in sexual conduct, according to Maryland State Police.
Gomes was arrested following a Maryland State Police Computer Crimes Unit investigation that began in February.
On Thursday, officials served a search and seizure warrant at Gomes鈥� residence and conducted a preliminary forensic review of his electronic devices seized at the scene that police said revealed multiple child pornography files.
He was then transported to the Howard County Department of Corrections for processing.
The University of Maryland鈥檚 website lists Gomes as the Acting Director of the Enterprise Software Engineering unit in the school鈥檚 IT department.
The school confirmed in an email to WTOP that Gomes, who they have employed since 2004, has been 鈥減laced on administrative leave pending further investigation and has no access to University technology, networks, or accounts.鈥�
