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Maine public safety dispatcher arrested on child pornography charge

Maine public safety dispatcher arrested on child pornography charge
WEBVTT HAPPENING NOW, A MAINEDEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETYDISPATCHER IS OUT ON BAIL AFTERBEING ARRESTED ON A CHARGE OFPOSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.ERIC KRAMARZ OF AUBURN WAS TAKENINTO CUSTODY WEDNESDAY AT HISAPARTMENT.POLICE SAY THEY RECEIVED A TIPTHAT KRAMARZ WAS USING TWITTERTO TALK TO GIRLS AROUND THE AGEOF 13 AND OBTAIN SEXUALLYEXPLICIT PHOTOS.KRAMARZ HAS BEEN A DISPATCHERFOR 16 YEARS.RIGHT NOW, HE IS ON
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Maine public safety dispatcher arrested on child pornography charge
A Maine Department of Public Safety dispatcher was arrested Wednesday on a charge of possessing child pornography, department spokesman Steve McCausland said.Eric Kramarz, 43, of Auburn, was arrested Wednesday at his apartment and taken to the Androscoggin County Jail.Kramarz has been placed on administrative leave with pay, McCausland said.Kramarz faces a charge of possession of sexually explicit material.Police said they received a tip that Kramarz was using Twitter to talk to girls around the age of 13 and obtain sexually explicit photos, police said.Investigators have reviewed computers at the Public Safety dispatch center as part of their investigation.Kramarz has been a dispatcher for the past 16 years, McCausland said.He was released on bail, officials at the Androscoggin County Jail said Thursday.

A Maine Department of Public Safety dispatcher was arrested Wednesday on a charge of possessing child pornography, department spokesman Steve McCausland said.

Eric Kramarz, 43, of Auburn, was arrested Wednesday at his apartment and taken to the Androscoggin County Jail.

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Kramarz has been placed on administrative leave with pay, McCausland said.

Kramarz faces a charge of possession of sexually explicit material.

Police said they received a tip that Kramarz was using Twitter to talk to girls around the age of 13 and obtain sexually explicit photos, police said.

Investigators have reviewed computers at the Public Safety dispatch center as part of their investigation.

Kramarz has been a dispatcher for the past 16 years, McCausland said.

He was released on bail, officials at the Androscoggin County Jail said Thursday.