COOK COUNTY, IL – A Norridge man is facing felony charges of dissemination and possession of child pornography following a months-long investigation by the Sheriff’s Police Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today.
In August, ICAC Unit investigators received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding a social media app user who uploaded and shared more than a dozen files containing Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).
Investigators obtained and executed a search warrant for the social media account, which was determined to be linked to Richard Corcino, 47, of the 8100 block of West Strong Street, in Norridge.
On Tuesday, Dec. 3, Corcino was taken into custody for further investigation. Officers recovered a cell phone from his person during the arrest. Following his arrest, investigators executed search warrant at his home and recovered a second cell phone belonging to Corcino.
After being issued his Miranda Warning, Corcino confirmed that both the cell phone he was in possession of during his arrest and the cell phone recovered by investigators during their residential search were used to view child pornography. A forensic analysis of both phones revealed hundreds of videos of child pornography, many involving victims under the age of 13.
Today, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office approved charges of Dissemination of Child Pornography, a Class X Felony, and Possession of Child Pornography, a Class 2 Felony. Corcino appeared at the Skokie Courthouse for his initial hearing where he was ordered released until his next court hearing on January 17, 2025.
Since 2020, investigations by the Sheriff’s ICAC Unit have resulted in charges against 51 individuals for cases involving child pornography and the victimization of children.
The public is reminded that defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty by the government in a court of law.
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