Chicago man accused of child porn possession, dissemination

CHICAGO (WGN) — Felony charges have been filed against a Chicago man who was allegedly found to be in possession of around two dozen sexually explicit videos and images involving children.

29-year-old Marcos Fuentes-Robledo, a Gage Park resident, has been charged with one count of dissemination of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography, deputies from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday.

According to deputies, the charges against Fuentes-Robledo were handed down following an investigation that began in October 2024 after the Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a user on a social media app who had allegedly uploaded files containing child pornography.

After obtaining subpoenas and search warrants, deputies were able to confirm that the content on the account, which allegedly belonged to Fuentes-Robledo, contained child pornography.

Investigators finally met with Fuentes-Robledo on Thursday, April 3, and after he was issued his Miranda Warning, he allegedly admitted to viewing child pornography on his cell phone.

Investigators then seized his cell phone and obtained a search warrant for it.

Following a forensic analysis of the cell phone, investigators allegedly uncovered approximately two dozen sexually explicit videos and images involving children.

Fuentes-Robledo was finally taken into custody on Friday and the Cook State’s Attorney’s Office approved charges against him shortly after. He appeared in court for his initial hearing on Saturday.

Fuentes-Robledo is just one of 53 people who have been charged in connection with cases involving the victimization of children and child pornography, thanks to investigations conducted by the Sheriff’s Police ICAC Unit since 2020.