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Brother of Las Vegas shooter suspected of child porn possession

<p>LOS ANGELES &#8212; A brother of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock was arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of possessing child pornography, authorities said Wednesday.</p><p>Bruce Paddock, 59, was arrested on a 20-count felony complaint, a police statement said.</p><p>His relationship to Stephen Paddock was confirmed by a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation but not authorized to discuss it publicly.</p><p>Bruce Paddock is not a suspect in the Las Vegas shooting, in which Stephen Paddock killed 58 people and wounded hundreds at an outdoor concert on Oct. 1 before he shot and killed himself.</p><p>Another brother, Eric Paddock, spoke to media after the shooting, but Bruce Paddock did not.</p><p>The child porn case predated the Oct. 1 shooting, said the law enforcement official who spoke on condition of anonymity.</p><p>It wasn&#8217;t immediately known if Bruce Paddock has an attorney. He was being held on $60,000 bail at the Metropolitan Detention Center.</p><p>The felony complaint for his arrest alleges one count of possession of child or youth pornography and 19 counts of sexual exploitation of a child.</p><p>The complaint signed Tuesday by a Los Angeles County deputy district attorney specified that between Jan. 1 and Aug. 30 of 2014, Bruce Paddock knowingly possessed more than 600 images of child or youth pornography involving use of a person under age 18 engaging in or simulating sexual conduct.</p><p>The material included &#8220;10 or more images of a prepubescent minor or a minor who was under 12 years of age,&#8221; the complaint said.</p><p>The police statement said Bruce Paddock came under investigation after evidence was discovered inside a business in the Sun Valley area of the city where he had been a squatter. The evidence was discovered after his eviction.</p><p>At the time, Bruce Paddock was a transient and couldn&#8217;t be found, police said. He recently was located at an address in North Hollywood.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>Associated Press</p></bylineMeta></div>