Tory Bridgeforth, 37 of Chicago Heights, has been charged with possession of child pornography videos of victims under 13, possession of child pornography videos of victims under 18, and possession of child pornography images of victims under 18.
A former Robbins and Dixmoor police officer possessed child pornography during the time of his employment as officer and was fired from both positions including after a “grooming” incident with juveniles, prosecutors said Saturday.
When police arrested him on Wednesday, he had three cellphones, two of which he declined to give passcodes for, prosecutors said. On the one that was forensically examined, about 19 videos of prepubescent and pubescent child victims, and 15 several images dated from June of 2021 through September of 2022, prosecutors said.
Bridgeforth told police he used his cellphone to view child pornography and when investigators examined his phone, there were more than 35 sexually explicit images and videos of children as young as 8, the statement said.