The trial of Freddy Manuel Diaz-Christian, who has been accused of possession of child pornography, resumed earlier today, 6 Dec., in the Grand Court, after a two-week delay.
Taking to the stand, Detective Constable Stephen Reed resumed giving evidence.
Reed, who has worked with the RICPS for the past seven years as a cyber forensic operative, told the jury he was the officer who scanned Diaz’s devices and recovered the images, as well as the computer’s search history.
“I cannot say for sure whether or not his computer was indeed hacked,” said Reed, who then confirmed that there was software on Diaz’s device which would allow him to access the ‘dark web’.
Diaz, 33, has been charged with possessing and accessing child pornography, after officers found two ‘Category A’ images, and three ‘Category C’ images on his devices.
Category A images are the most serious under the law.
Reed told the jury he was the only officer in Cayman who is trained to grade pornography images in Cayman, and he was the one who graded the five images found on Diaz’s computer and external hard-drive.
Diaz denies the allegations, and has been released on bail.
The trial continues tomorrow.
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