Police: West Des Moines man had child pornography on cellphone
Danielle GehrA West Des Moines man was arrested Thursday after a search of his apartment uncovered child pornography, court records show.
Jose De Jesus Ramirez, 29, is charged with five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.
One of the videos that police uncovered had a title that suggested the child depicted was 8 years old.
West Des Moines police received a cyber-tip in November connecting an IP address to downloads of child pornography, the search warrant says. They connected the address to Ramirez and ordered a search warrant.
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Police found several explicit videos of minors on the defendant's iPhone, according to the criminal complaints. Ramirez is being held in Polk County Jail. He is scheduled to appear in court March 6 for arraignment.
Since this is Ramirez's first offense, he was charged with aggravated misdemeanors. Further offenses would result in felonies.
The Public Defender's Office said no attorney was listed for Ramirez as of Friday afternoon.
Danielle Gehr is a breaking news reporter at the Des Moines Register. She can be reached by email at dgehr@dmreg.com, by phone at 515-284-8367 or on Twitter at @Dani_Gehr.
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