Crime & Safety

Man Arrested for Storing Secretly-Made Child Porn on His Work Computer

David Bauman, 30, of Davenport, was arrested in Santa Cruz after his employer turned him in.

A Davenport man is in jail today after being arrested Thursday on charges he secretly videotaped a juvenile masturbating then stored the pornography on his work computer.      

Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputies arrested 30-year-old David Bauman at a home at 61 Ocean St. around 10:20 a.m.


The pornography implicating Bauman was found when his employer did a routine audit of Bauman's computer, deputies said.

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Bauman had apparently hidden a pin camera in the bathroom of his home and filmed the minor, according to the sheriff's office.

The employer fired Bauman and notified the FBI, the sheriff's
office said.

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Bauman is charged with depicting a minor conducting a sexual act,
using a concealed camera, and using a minor to perform prohibited acts.


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