Man Charged With Child Pornography Hid Hard Drive At Work

ABILENE, TX – Donald Basta, 36, was arrested this past Sunday in Abilene after a coworker accused him of keeping a hard drive of child pornography at his place of work.

According to KTXS, the hard drive was “seized from the business and a second search warrant was executed at Basta’s home on the 800 block of Harwell Street.”

Basta had additional child pornography items at his home, which he surrendered to police at the time of the search.

Basta was charged with Possession of Child Pornography with Intention to Promote and released after posting a $20,000 bond.