Frederick Man Charged With 19 Counts Of Possession Of Child Pornography

He was arrested after a search warrant was served at his residence.

Frederick, Md (KM) The Frederick County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Frederick man with 19 counts of possession of child pornography. Maxwell Forquer, 19. was arrested on Thursday as detectives with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force were serving a search warrant on his home in the 6600 block of Spokeshave Court in the Farmbrook neighborhood.

Authorities say they received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about possession of numerous files containing child sexual abuse material. An investigation led to Forquet as the suspect. Detectives say 19 files containing such material were located at the home on Spokeshave Court during the search.

As deputies were trying to serve the search warrant, another occupant of the home became irate and struck a deputy in the arm numerous times. Authorities took Jessica Turner, 52, into custody, charging her with 2nd-degree assault.

The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with additional information on this caseĀ  to contact Detective Staub at 301-600-3679.

By Kevin McManus