Child porn charges for Franklin Square man

A Franklin Square man faces child pornography charges after he was caught with sexually explicit images of underage children, the State Police said Tuesday.

Sophocles Tsirkas, 30, accompanied by his attorney, surrendered to State Police Tuesday morning at Valley Stream, according to a news release.

His arrest follows a Nov. 22 search of his home, police said, in which "digital evidence was recovered which contained sexually explicit images of underage children."

The investigation was initiated through an undercover operation conducted by the New York State Police's computer crime unit, the release said.

Police also said there is no indication of physical contact with the victims.

Tsirkas is charged with five counts of possessing a sexual performance by a child. He is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday at First District Court in Hempstead.