New Lenox Man Arrested for Child Pornography and Cocaine

A New Lenox man is facing two counts of child pornography and manufacture or delivery of cocaine.

Michael McGrath, 22, of the 100 block of Terry Ellen Lane, was busted in what started as a narcotics investigation by New Lenox police, according to a story in the Southtown Star. During a Tuesday search of his home, "sexually explicit photos of an underage girl" from Tinley Park were found on his cell phone, Sgt. Louis Alessandrini said

For more information about McGrath's relationship to the girl, go to the Southtown Star.

According to the Will County Sheriff's Office, McGrath was booked into the county jail at about 1:15 a.m. today. He faces two counts of child pornography, manufacture or delivery of cocaine, possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.

Bond was set at $100,000. 

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