Md. man found with large child pornography stash charged, authorities say

Maryland federal officials said they came upon one of the largest collections of child pornography that has been collected in the state during an investigation that resulted in the arrest of a 27-year-old Parkville man.

Jeremy Guzewicz was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on charges including sexual explotation of a child; receipt, distribution and possession of child pornography; and extortion, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Maryland.

Authorities said in court records that beginning in 2006, Guzewicz portrayed himself on a social networking site as an older man with stepchildren and connected with a 12-year-old girl from Massachusetts.

He communicated with the girl for several years, instructing her to send him sexually explicit photos of herself, and threatening to assault her if she didn't comply, court records state.

Guzewicz also is accused of receiving and distributing child pornography online.

Federal authoritities said that when FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents examined Guzewicz's three computers they uncovered one of the largest collections of child pornography recovered by those agencies in Maryland.

-- Maria Glod