06-05-2025
Watertown man faces multiple child pornography charges
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – A 43-year-old Watertown man is facing child pornography charges.
According to the Watertown Police Department, they arrested Shane Kirkby on a number of felony charges.
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Kirby was charged with the following:
Use of a child in a sexual performance
Promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child
First-degree obscenity
Promoting a sexual performance by a child
Possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child
Second-degree unlawful surveillance
Authorities were called on the morning of March 17, 2024 to investigate a sex offense. Kirby is alleged to used hidden cameras to record other people without consent or knowledge.
A search warrant was executed and evidence was taken that led to the most recent charges.
He was arraigned in the Jefferson County Jail and remanded to the county jail on $10,000 bail.
Watertown PD was assisted by the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, the Child Advocacy Center of Northern New York, the New York State Police, and the Jefferson County Department of Emergency Management 911 Dispatch Center.
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