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Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News) - Olmsted County prosecutors have added some additional charges to an already long list of charges filed against a Rochester man accused of child pornography-related crimes.

26-year-old Arkardy Pichurin was arraigned on more than 40 child pornography charges in March as a result of that investigation that resulted in the seizure of electronic devices from his home in January. Another four charges were filed against Pichurin in May and now three additional child pornography counts were filed against him on Thursday.

The new criminal complaint alleges that investigators have identified another juvenile girl from videos that were discovered one of the electronic devices seized from Pichurin's home. The Snapchat messages were traced to a woman in Cleveland Ohio who identified her juvenile daughter as the person depicted in the sexually explicit videos. The previous charges filed against him identified alleged victims in New York State and Wisconsin.

Pichurin was released from the Olmsted County Jail on conditions. He is scheduled to return to court in late August for his arraignment on the new charges and an evidentiary hearing on the previous charges.

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