Prosecutors: Registered sex offender had hundreds of lewd photos, videos of children
By: News 12 Staff
A registered sex offender accused of possessing child porn was in court Friday.
Prosecutors say Keith Schoelermann, 29, had hundreds of lewd photos and videos of children.
Schoelermann was having a routine check when the evidence was found, according to police.
Prosecutors in court said he had a Samsung Galaxy smartphone, which was not registered to him, where they found hundreds of pornographic images of children.
Police also obtained a search warrant for his home on Grove Road in Mastic Beach following the discovery.
Schoelermann faces a mandatory seven-year imprisonment if convicted on the top charge.
The charges he faces include possessing a sexual performance of a child and promoting a sexual performance of a child.
Schoelermann was held on $200,000 cash and $500,000 bond.
He is due back in court on May 24.
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