Delaware County

International Businessman Arrested for Child Porn at Philly International: Police

The vice president of an international business was arrested at Philly International Airport over the weekend after authorities found child porn on his laptops and cellphone, officials said.

Ivan Teobalelo Zubiaga, 50, of Waxhaw, N.C, is charged with 25 counts of child pornography possession, obscene and other sexual materials and criminal use of a communications facility.

Zubiaga, who is the executive vice president for Raedlinger’s Primus Line, Inc., arrived at Philly International from Munich, German Saturday following a business trip.

During a baggage check, authorities searched his two laptops, a cellphone, hard drive and several thumb drives and turned them over to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) for further investigation. HSI agents then found a large volume of child porn videos on the devices, according to officials.

While being interviewed by police, Zubiaga allegedly said he was the sole user of the laptops. He also denied knowing any of the children in the videos while admitting he downloaded and watched child porn for approximately ten years, police said.

"Those who possess child pornography fuel the appalling exploitation of innocent children," said District Attorney Jack Whelan. "Those who engage in this criminal behavior should be forewarned that law enforcement is actively working to locate and arrest them. I would like to commend HSI, and our local law enforcement for their collaborative work on this case.”

Zubiaga was arraigned Feb. 14 and remanded to the Delaware County prison after failing to post 10 percent of $250,000 bail. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Feb. 25.
 

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