Michael Matthews credited to Dover Police
By Kim Manahan (Whetstone Staff Writer)
A Wesley College student was arrested last week when officers found him in possession of child pornography.
Senior Michael Matthews’ laptop computer containing files of child pornography was seized by officers when an undercover investigation by the Delaware Child Predator Task Force led officers to his off-campus apartment.
Officers also found a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
He is being charged with 29 counts of using a computer to unlawfully depict a child engaging in a prohibited sex act and possession of marijuana, said a press release from the attorney general’s office.
Friends said that they were not aware of what Matthews was doing.
“He’s a nice guy overall that is into the wrong things,” said junior Erica Bryson, a friend of Matthews.
Bryson found out in the early morning of Nov. 20 of what happened.
Matthews lives at 1300 S. Farmview Drive in Dover. He graduated from Glen Burnie Senior High School in 2006.
He is being held at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center on a $290,200 secured bond.
