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Georgia resident charged in Leesburg for possessing child sexual abuse material, police say

LEESBURG, Va. (DC News Now) — Police said a Georgia resident was charged with possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

The Leesburg Police Department (LPD) said last year in November, it received a report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. It was about an alert from a social media platform that claimed one of its users’ accounts had CSAM.

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Detectives found seven digital images that were consistent with CSAM.

LPD said the suspect was identified as 26-year-old Penelope Colon from Georgia, but at the time the content was uploaded, Colon was living in Leesburg.

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On June 18, Colon returned from Georgia and was charged with seven counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, LPD said.

Colon was released on June 20 on a personal recognizance (PR) bond, according to LPD.

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