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Man caught with child porn involving infants, toddlers

A man is in the Boone County Jail after authorities said he was caught with child pornography involving infants and toddlers.

Investigators arrested 42-year-old Richard Ortega earlier this week after the Boone County Cyber Crimes Task Force received a cyber tip.

The tip claimed Ortega uploaded child porn back in May to an email account.

During the investigation, the agency discovered Ortega moved from Columbia to Bethany, Missouri.

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