California deputy attorney general, 53, is charged over child porn after officials find explicit photographs of minors at his home

• Raymond Liddy, 53, pleaded not guilty to possession of child pornography
• He was arrested in San Diego on Tuesday and released on $100,000 bond
• An investigation into Liddy was launched after an electronic service provider sent a a user had uploaded an image that appeared to be child porn
• Local and federal authorities said they traced the activity to Liddy's home 
• A search of his home uncovered photos of minors engaged in sexual conduct

By Kelly Mclaughlin For Mailonline

Published: 07:34 EDT, 27 July 2017 | Updated: 08:01 EDT, 27 July 2017

A California deputy attorney general has been charged in San Diego with possession of child pornography.

Raymond Joseph Liddy, 53, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, was released on $100,000 bond and placed on house arrest with GPS monitoring.

An investigation into Liddy was launched after an electronic service provider sent a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in January that a user had uploaded an image that appeared to be child porn.

A month later another provider sent a similar tip to the organization.

Local and federal authorities said they traced the activity to Liddy's home, where a search uncovered photos on a computer and thumbdrive of minors engaged in sexual conduct.

One image showed a nude girl blindfolded with her hands bound together, arrest documents said.

When FBI agents interviewed Liddy, he admitted to using Internet services and user names associated with the images that had been reported by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

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