SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Police Department arrested Anton Orobchenko, 32, of San Francisco on child pornography charges. According to a press release from the SFPD, in July 2017 the SFPD Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit initiated an investigation into an individual who was uploading and trading graphic child pornography through the internet.

On August 3, SFPD investigators executed a search warrant at a residence in San Francisco on the 1300 block of Turk Street. During the search warrant investigators located numerous media devices belonging to Orobchenko. Investigators found thousands of child pornography videos and images on Orobchenko’s media devices.

He was arrested and charged for possession of child pornography, possession of over 600 files of child pornography, possession of child pornography involving sado-masochism, and two counts of distribution of child pornography.

The SFPD is asking anyone who may have been a victim or had any suspicious contact with Anton Orobchenko please contact the Special Victims Unit (415) 558-5500.