![]() “The presence of an image in the ThumbCache confirms that the photo/video was almost certainly at some point stored (possessed) on the computer system,” Plainville police wrote in the arrest warrant affidavit for Schwartz. Investigators said ThumbCache images are stored in a database when a user views thumbnail versions of photos or videos on Windows operating software. Much of the hardware was encrypted or was equipped with “wiping tools” that “can prevent data from being recovered by forensic” investigators, the affidavit said.Īuthorities said they were able to find 184 images in the “ThumbCache” of one of the hard drives that appeared to depict child pornography, the affidavit said. Investigators sent most of the hardware seized during the search to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection’s Division of Scientific Services to be analyzed. ![]() Officials seized a computer, a USB drive and multiple hard drives, the affidavit said. Police believe they were able to link the activity to an IP address registered to Schwartz through the location ID that was assigned when the peer-to-peer application was installed on the computer that was being used, the affidavit said.Īuthorities then obtained a search warrant for Schwartz’s Seneca Road home, which was carried out on March 27, 2023, by Plainville police and other agencies, including Homeland Security Investigations. The investigation into Schwartz began in December 2022 when Plainville police learned that someone using a VPN (virtual private network) - which can be used to conceal one’s IP address - tried downloading four video files depicting child pornography with a peer-to-peer file-sharing application between Oct. ![]() Steven Schwartz, 58, of Plainville, has been charged with one count of first-degree possession of child pornography that stemmed from a search of his home in March, according to an arrest warrant affidavit that was recently unsealed. A former IT worker for the City of New Britain has been arrested and accused of possessing child pornography.
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