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Ex-LAPD Cop Charged With Possessing Child Porn

GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) ― A retired Los Angeles policeman has been charged with possessing child pornography, a year after he was tackled while snapping photos of young girls at the Garden Grove Strawberry Festival.

Orange County authorities say 53-year-old Ralph Lakin was arrested at his La Palma home on Friday. He was charged with a felony count of possessing child porn and eight misdemeanor counts involving child annoyance. He faces up to three years in prison if convicted.

A man tackled Lakin last year and accused him of taking suggestive pictures of his 5-year-old daughter. Prosecutors say the 11-year LAPD veteran then deleted about 150 suggestive images from his home computer -- but experts restored them, leading to the charges.

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