KID-PORN RAP FOR GEEZER, 76

Ralph Martell, a 76 year old man, has been accused by federal authorities of taking pornographic pictures of five underage girls between the ages of 13 and 17, over the past two years.  He was charged March 23, with producing child pornography.  The girls responded to an ad Martell placed in a newspaper.  The girls lied about their ages to Martell but at least one of them looked so young, her pictures drew the attention of a film-processing company in Maryland.  Martell could face up to 30 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted.  He was ordered jailed without bail until a detention hearing.

(Syracuse, New York)