A contractor removed a wall for water damage only to find a hidden room filled with child porn, investigators say
A contractor was working on home renovations in Massachusetts. When she removed a wall for extensive water damage, she found a hidden room with a cache of child porn, according to reports.
Now the resident — a Massachusetts physiologist — faces criminal charges.
In Danvers, Massachusetts, a contractor was hired by a homeowner to renovate a residence, according to the Essex County District Attorney’s office and reported by WBZ.
Mark Ternullo’s apartment was in the multi-family home, and the contractor had to remove a wall due to extensive water damage, according to prosecutors.
When she did, she found a hidden room with boxes full of child porn, WBZ reported.
Ternullo had lived in the apartment for more than 20 years, the report noted. He is a psychologist for adults, families and children.
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Police said there were more than 1,000 images found during a search, according to WBZ.
Investigators said they tied Ternullo to the images because he superimposed himself on images of children in suggestive positions.
Ternullo was arrested and pleaded not guilty to possession of child pornography.
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