'Law and Order' director arrested on child porn charges

Law & Order director Jason "Jace" Alexander was arrested Wednesday on child porn charges, according to the Westchester County District Attorney.

Alexander was charged with felony counts of promoting a sexual performance by a child and possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child after allegedly file-sharing "illegal and obscene performances of sexual conduct by children less than seventeen years of age."

According to the press release from the DA's office, the DA began its investigation on July 24 after determining that the IP address associated with the illegal activity was assigned to Alexander's home.

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After a search warrant was granted, the press release states, the director's home was searched and "examination of computers and external hard drives removed from the location revealed digital files of children who are less than sixteen years of age engaged in child pornography."

The director's bail is set at $10,000 and is set for a court appearance on Nov. 19 at Dobbs Ferry Village Court.

Alexander faces a maximum sentence of seven years in state prison.

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